Following his gold medal triumph at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Justin Kripps is the reigning Olympic co-champion in two-person bobsleigh.
Kripps took silver in the 2017 World Championships in the two-person event and bronze at the 2012 World Championships in the mixed team event.
He’s been competing in the sport since 2006 and has several World Cup podiums to his credit. Kripps won the Crystal Globe as the overall winner of the 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup, finishing first in the two-man and overall.
Justin Kripps Parents
Justin Kripps was born to a Canadian family in Naalehu, Hawaii, on January 6, 1987. Justin stands 1.83 meters tall and weighs 100 kilograms.
He has a close relationship with his family, and he frequently posts gorgeous photos of a member of his family on social media.
In addition, he frequently thanks his parents, Robert Kripps and Libby Harrison, for providing him with good sporting possibilities.
According to his social media posts, Justin has a 100-year-old grandfather and a brother in his family. However, he has not revealed much personal information about a member of his family in public.
Justin Kripps Ethnicity
Justin Kripps hasn’t shared any information about his ethnicity on the internet.
Justin Kripps won his first Bobsleigh World Cup race in the men’s four-person race in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, in January 2008 alongside Pierre Lueders, Ken Kotyk, and David Bissett during his early years in Canada as a brakeman.
The first person to slide down the Whistler Sliding Centre in British Columbia were Kripps and Lueders in 2007. Years later, at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the two competed in a four-person event.
Justin Kripps Career
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Kripps began bobsledding in 2006 when he was 19 years old and attended a testing camp.
At the 2005 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Louisville, Kentucky, Kripps led the four-person 100-meter relay team to All-American honors and a school record.
Kripps entered bobsleigh because he regarded it as a cross between track and field and racing.
Who Is Justin Kripps Sibling?
Taras Kripps is the younger sibling of Justin Kripps.
Following the 2010 Olympic Games, Kripps opted to pursue a career as a pilot and enrolled in pilot school in the summer of 2010.
He spent the 2010–11 season on the North American development circuit. Kripps placed sixth in the two-person competition and eighth in the four-person category at the 2011 World Junior Championships.
He competed on the Europa Cup circuit the following season, 2011–12, before competing in his debut Bobsleigh World Cup event at Whistler in February 2012.
His first FIBT World Championships as a pilot was in 2012, when he earned bronze in the mixed team event.
Meet Justin Kripps On Instagram
Justin Kripps is active on Instagram, and his Instagram account username is @justinkripps.
He has posted 983 posts on Instagram and has gained 20.2K followers on Instagram so far.
Justin is also active on Twitter, and his Twitter account username is @justinkripps.
He has posted 3,279 tweets and has gained 7,407 followers on Twitter to date.