cassie hawrysh
Cassie Elise Hawrysh (born May 6, 1984) is a Canadian Skeleton Racer who broke onto the international sliding scene in 2011 and was named the Alternate sled for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. With two World Cup fourth place finishes and a team Gold this 2014 Canadian Champion and overall 2015 ICC Bronze medalist has only scratched the surface of her success. Born and raised in Brandon, Manitoba Cassie began as a volleyball player and multi-event track and field athlete - but discovered her true passion in Skeleton in 2009. In the offseason you will find Cassie splitting her training time between Calgary, AB and Phoenix, AZ but in-season she travels the world, representing the maple leaf racing head-first at speeds reaching 140km/h!
