Lauryn Williams
Bobsleighing is a sport where teams of athletes use a bobsleigh to race and do their best to reach the finish line first. Lauryn Williams is a well-known bobsledder, but before engaging in the mentioned sport, she used to be a professional sprinter and competed in different competitions all around the world. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won a silver medal in the Women’s 100 meters. In the same event, she won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Lauryn Williams
Shalane Flanagan
Shalane Grace Flanagan used to be a well-known long-distance runner. With her impressive skills in the sport, she won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, specifically in the 10,000-meter event. Later in her athletic career, she realized that she could do better at marathon running, so she left her career as a long-distance runner and competed in marathons. That choice led her in winning the New York Marathon that took place in the middle of 2017. Now a retired athlete, Shalane is keeping herself busy coaching other runners.
Shalane Flanagan