Kristan Bromley - Citizendia

Medal record
Skeleton
World Championships
Gold	2008 Altenberg	Men

Kristan Bromley (born March 7, 1972) is a British skeleton racer who has competed since 1996. Skeleton is a Winter sport in which competitors aim to drive a one-person Sled in a prone head-first position down an ice track in the fastest time The FIBT World Championships 2008 ran February 11 - 24, 2008 in Altenberg Germany for the fifth time having done so in 1991 ( Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Skeleton is a Winter sport in which competitors aim to drive a one-person Sled in a prone head-first position down an ice track in the fastest time He won the gold medal in the men's event at the 2008 FIBT World Championships in Altenberg, Germany. The FIBT World Championships 2008 ran February 11 - 24, 2008 in Altenberg Germany for the fifth time having done so in 1991 ( Altenberg (ˈaltənbɛɐ̯k is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. This was Great Britain's first gold medal at the FIBT World Championships since 1965. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The FIBT World Championships, part of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT - International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation in The FIBT World Championships 1965 took place in St Moritz, Switzerland for the record tenth time

Competing in two Winter Olympics, Bromley's best finish was fifth in the men's skeleton event at Turin in 2006. The Winter Olympic Games are a winter Multi-sport event held every four years The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in

He has twice won the men's overall Skeleton World Cup title (2003-4, 2007-08). The Skeleton World Cup season is a yearly competition first organized by the International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation since 1986-87 The 2007&ndash2008 Skeleton World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for skeleton. ^[1].

Skeleton sled work

Nicknamed Doctor Ice by the British media because he earned a PhD from the University of Nottingham in 1999 with a thesis entitled "Factors affecting the performance of skeleton bobsleds". Doctor Ice is a Rapper in the hip-hop world He was with the group UTFO, most famous for their song " Roxanne Roxanne " The University of Nottingham is a Public, Co-educational institution of Higher learning in the city of Nottingham, England. When not competing, as of February 2006, Bromley also works as a research officer at the University of Bath and is the founder of the company Ice Sport Technologies. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English The University of Bath is a Campus university located in Bath, England.

He appeared in an episode of Discovery Channel's Building the Winter Games documentary, showing his preparation for the 2006 Winter Olympics, building his sled, and being introduced to the Cesana Pariol bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track for the first time. Discovery Channel is an American Satellite and Cable TV channel (also delivered via IPTV, Terrestrial television and The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Cesana Pariol was the venue for Bobsled, Luge and skeleton during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Bobsleigh, bobsled or bobsledge is a Winter sport invented by Englishmen in the late 1860s in which teams make timed runs down narrow twisting banked A luge is a small one- or two-person Sled on which one sleds supine (face up and feet-first Skeleton is a Winter sport in which competitors aim to drive a one-person Sled in a prone head-first position down an ice track in the fastest time

In 2008 he became the first man in history to win the World Championship, European Championship and World Cup in the same season

Personal life

Bromley's girlfriend is Shelley Rudman, who won the silver medal in the women's skeleton event at the 2006 games in Turin. Shelley Rudman (born 23 March, 1981) is a British Olympic athlete The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Rudman received her medal while Bromley competing in the men's skeleton event. He became a father in October 2007 with Rudman.

Bromley was sponsored by King of Shaves in the two years prior to the Turin games. King of Shaves is a British -based Shaving, skin care and grooming brand

References

^ Briton Bromley wins world crown BBC News 8 February 2008

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