The 2021-2022 World Cup Season

The 2021-2022 season was a very exciting season for the athletes of Team NewCold. Good performances in the World Cup season were important to secure a ticket for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Skeleton athlete Kimberley had an amazing winter season with medals in several World Cups. In total she has won six medals: 2 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze. Through a great performance in St. Moritz, where she finished second in the World Cup and first in the European Championship, Kimberley was crowned overall champion of the 2021-2022 World Cup season and rewarded with a starting spot at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Karlien Sleper, who competed on behalf of Team NewCold in the Women’s Monobob discipline, also had a good season.  She won two silver medals in Lillehammer, Norwayin the Women’s Monobob World Series, after a few good races in the Monobob competition, she also qualified for the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing.

All athletes of Team NewCold who competed in the World Cup competition had qualified for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. The 2021-2022 season was very successful!