Valerie Fleming

Athlete Bio#

Height

165

Age

Hometown

Park City

Education

Fleming graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1998 with a degree in communications.  While at UCSB she was an athlete on the track and field team. She continued her education at St. Mary's College, earning a Master's degree in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation.  Fleming currently serves on the U.S. Bobsled & Skeleton Federation Board of Directors as an athlete representative.

Height: 5'8'' Weight:165

Valerie Fleming began bobsled in 2003 and just three years later won a silver medal at the Olympic Games in Torino, Italy with driver Shauna Rohbock. During the 2006-2007 season, Fleming pushed Rohbock to seven World Cup medals and a bronze medal at World Championships. The team continued their success, winning three more medals during the 2007-2008 season and gold and silver medals during the first half of the 2008-2009 season.

ABOUT ME:

Fleming graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1998 with a degree in communications. While at UCSB she was an athlete on the track and field team. She continued her education at St. Mary's College, earning a Master's degree in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. Fleming currently serves on the U.S. Bobsled & Skeleton Federation Board of Directors as an athlete representative.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

4th overall in 2010-2011 World Cup as brakewoman for Shauna Rohbock
-SILVER in Whistler (11/10), 8th in Calgary (12/10), SILVER in Park City make-up (12/10), DNF in Lake Placid (12/10), GOLD in Igls (1/11), BRONZE in Winterberg (1/11), 7th in St. Moritz (1/11), 4th in Cesana (1/11)-SILVER in World Championships in Koenigssee, Germany (2/11)
2009-2010 World Cup as brakewoman for Shauna Rohbock
-9th in Park City (11/09) (Fleming suffered a hamstring injury during the Park City event and was unable to compete throughout the remaining 2009-2010 season)
3rd at 2009 U.S. National Bobsled Push Championship
2008-2009 World Cup as brakewoman for Shauna Rohbock
-7th in Winterberg (11/08), SILVER in Igls (12/08), GOLD in Konigssee (1/09)
2007-2008 World Cup as brakewoman for Shauna Rohbock
-5th in Calgary (11/07), BRONZE in Park City (12/07), 5th in Lake Placid (12/07), 4th in Cortina (1/08), SILVER in Cesana (1/08), 6th in St. Mortiz (1/08), 6th in Konigssee (2/08), BRONZE in Winterberg (2/08) -9th in World Championships in Altenberg, Germany (2/08)
2006-2007 World Cup as brakewoman for Shauna Rohbock
-GOLD in Calgary (12/06), GOLD in Park City (12/06), BRONZE in Lake Placid (12/06), 4th in Cortina (01/07), SILVER in Igls (01/07), SILVER in Cesana Pariol (02/07), SILVER in Winterberg (02/07), SILVER in Königssee (02/07) -BRONZEat World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland (02/07)
2005-2006 World Cup as brakewoman for Shauna Rohbock -SILVER in Calgary (11/05), BRONZE in Lake Placid (11/05), BRONZE in Igls (12/05),BRONZE in Cortina (12/05), 4th in Königssee (01/06), 12th in St. Moritz (01/06)
2004-2005 World Cup as brakewoman for Shauna Rohbock -6th in Winterberg (11/04), BRONZE in Altenberg (12/04), BRONZE in Igls (12/04), 7th in Cortina (12/04), SILVER in Cesana Pariol (01/05), 6th in Lake Placid (02/05)-BRONZE at World Championships in Calgary (2/05)
2003-2004 World cup as brakewoman for Shauna Rohbock and Sara Sprung
-10th in Lake Placid (12/03), 4th in Lillehammer (01/04) -16th at World Championships (02/04) in Königssee, Germany