Chris Lori

Chris Lori, born on July 24, 1962, is a distinguished Canadian bobsled driver who made his mark in the sport from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he achieved his best finish of fourth place in the four-man event at the Albertville Games in 1992. His remarkable career includes winning the Bobsleigh Overall World Cup four-man championship in the 1989-90 season, along with nine Crystal Globes for top three finishes in Overall World Cup standings, and a total of twenty-two World Cup medals and fourteen Canadian Championship titles. Lori played a pivotal role in establishing Canada as a formidable force in bobsledding.

In 1987, Lori faced a life-threatening situation during a catastrophic crash in Cervinia, Italy, a track notorious for its high injury rates. The accident left him with broken ribs, a fractured clavicle, and severe lacerations that required skin grafts on various parts of his body. Remarkably, he recovered in time to qualify for his first Olympic Games the following year.

In 1990, Lori and his team returned to Cervinia for a World Cup race, where they set a new track record. This victory positioned them to win the Overall World Cup, which they secured by triumphing in the final race in Calgary, making them the first non-European team to achieve this honor in bobsleigh.

Before fully dedicating himself to bobsledding in October 1984, Lori was also a member of Canada's National Track and Field Team, competing in the decathlon from 1980 to 1985. Although he did not qualify for the Olympics, he earned a silver medal in pole vaulting at the Junior Nationals in 1980 and another silver at the Canadian University Championships in 1984, receiving