Melissa Lotholz
Melissa Lotholz is a Canadian bobsleigh pilot from Barrhead, Alberta, who has represented her country at the Olympic Games. A two-time Olympian, she has accumulated an impressive collection of medals, including 19 World Cup and world championship medals as a brakewoman before transitioning to pilot. Lotholz recently achieved her first podium finish in her 20 World Cup starts as a pilot, claiming bronze alongside Skylar Sieben in the final World Cup event of the season.
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Recent news mentions
Melissa Lotholz is seen racing with Kelsey Mitchell and is part of the bobsleigh team.
Kelsey Mitchell, trading Olympic cycling for bobsleigh, chases a life beyond the velodrome
Canada· 2026-02-13
Bobsleigh pilot Melissa Lotholz is strategizing with her team on the new Olympic track.
Winter Olympics 2026: Bobsleigh, luge and skeleton athletes make plans for fast tracksCanada· 2026-02-09
Melissa Lotholz claimed bronze in the two-woman bobsled race at the final World Cup event of the season.
Canada’s Lotholz, Sieben claim bobsled bronze in World Cup finalCanada· 2025-02-16
