Supporting Canada’s Olympic Gold Medal Bid
Helen Upperton, Calgary
Women’s Bobsleigh
Pilot – Canada #1
Helen burst on to the scene during the 2005-06 season when she won Canada’s first ever World Cup Gold Medal and delivered this country’s best ever Olympic result in women’s bobsleigh placing 4th in Torino, Italy.
Improving each season, Helen and teammates, Jennifer Ciochetti of Edmonton and Heather Moyse of Toronto have delivered 5 World Cup medals in 8 races this past winter. With these results they climbed into third overall behind the two powerful German teams.
Helen’s has set an objective of becoming the first women in Canadian sports history to win an Olympic medal in bobsleigh in 2010.
Jennings Capital Inc. is both proud and excited to sponsor the pursuit of excellence as Canada prepares to welcome the world in Vancouver in 2010 for the Winter Olympic Games.
2007 – 2008 World Cup Race Results
| Date | Type | Venue | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04.04.2008 | America’s Cup #2 | Lake Placid | 1 |
| 03.04.2008 | America’s Cup #1 | Lake Placid | 1 |
| 09.02.2008 | World Cup | Winterberg | 5 |
| 01.02.2008 | World Cup | Königssee | 4 |
| 26.01.2008 | World Cup | St. Moritz | 3 |
| 19.01.2008 | World Cup | Cesana | 1 |
| 11.01.2008 | World Cup | Cortina | 2 |
| 15.12.2007 | World Cup | Lake Placid | 2 |
| 07.12.2007 | World Cup | Park City | 4 |
| 07.12.2007 | World Cup | Calgary | 5 |
Helen Upperton Biography
Canadian National Bobsleigh Team - Helen Upperton (Bobsleigh Pilot Proudly Sponsored by Jennings Capital Inc.) and Jenny Ciochetti (One of two Brakemen for Helen Upperton)
Helen Upperton, race
Helen Upperton and Jenny Ciochetti, World Cup Lake Placid New York, Finish Doc., Dec 2007
Helen Upperton and Jenny Ciochetti, World Cup Calgary, Nov 2007
Jenny Ciochetti, Helen Upperton, Heather Moyse, Post Race Cesena Pariol, Italy, Jan 2008
