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Canada’s athletes in Sochi: Meet bobsleigh pilot Jenny Ciochetti

Canada's Jennifer Ciochetti gestures to a friend as she prepares to take part in a Women's Bobsleigh training run at the Sanki Sliding Centre, one of the 2014 Winter Olympics venues, at Rzhanaya Polyana 60 km northeast of the Black Sea city of Sochi, on February 14, 2013. LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images

Sport: Bobsleigh

Age: 29

Hometown: Edmonton, Alta.

Accomplishments:

  • 2012 World Champion.
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Interesting Fact: While Heather Moyse was taking time off from bobsleigh and recovering from injury, Jenny Ciochetti was assigned the position of brakeman for pilot Kailie Humphries. They experienced immediate success, winning the World Championship in 2012. Ciochetti will pilot the second Canadian sleigh in Sochi.

Chances: Ciochetti is a talented athlete who will likely fly under the radar thanks to the hype surrounding teammates Humphries and Moyse. She is not a medal favourite but she can’t be counted out.

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