Amy Williams

Amy Joy Williams MBE ( born September 29, 1982 in Cambridge ) is a British skeleton pilot.

Amy Williams lives in Bath and is trained by Michael Green and Markus Berger Kottmann. She debuted in December 2002 as an eight- place finisher in a race as part of the skeleton Europa Cup in Winterberg. Shortly thereafter, she won the bronze medal at the British Championships. In the following two years, she won two silver medals behind Shelley Rudman. In the start-up world championships 2003, she finished fourth. In December 2003, Williams competed in four races in the America's Cup and finished as the best finish a sixth place in Calgary.

Legal successful was the 2004/05 season, which brought many second places with mainly. So she took a second place behind Anja Huber in a European Cup race in Koenigssee and in the overall standings of the European Cup, at the Junior World Championships behind Kathleen Lorenz and Shelley Rudman at the Universiade behind. Less successful was her debut in the Skeleton World Cup. In the pre-Olympic race in Turin they reached number 27 Since the season 2005/ 06 Williams is regularly used in the World Cup. Best position that has been a second- place they occupied in Whistler in February 2009. At their first Skeleton Championship 2006 in St. Moritz, she was eighth, 2007 in Koenigssee Williams was fifth. At the 2007 World Championships in St. Moritz, she was seventh. Also in the 2008 European Championships in Cesana Williams finished fifth, also at the World Cup 2008 in Altenberg.

2009 brought at the European Championships in St. Moritz eighth. At the World Cup of the year in Lake Placid, the Briton behind Marion Trott could be second and gain their first international medal with silver in a major event. In Igls Williams finished in the 2010 European Championships in sixth place. On 19 February 2010 Amy Williams won gold at the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver Kerstin Szymkowiak and Anja Huber. It was their first victory in an international race in the top class. The 2010/11 season was less successful. In five World Cup races, it reached its best result a fifth place in Winterberg, which meant the bronze medal at the 2011 European Championship in parallel discharged.

National Williams was at the British Championships in 2003 for the first time a third party; In 2004 and 2005 she was behind Shelley Rudman Vice-Champion. In 2006, she won her first title.

Successes in the Skeleton

Olympic Games:

  • 2010 - Gold at the Olympics in Vancouver

World Championships:

  • 2009 - silver in Lake Placid
  • 2008 - Fifth in Altenberg
  • 2007 - Seventh in St. Moritz

European Championships:

  • 2011 - bronze in Winterberg
  • 2010 - Sixth in Igls
  • 2009 - Eighth in St. Moritz
  • 2008 - Fifth in Cesana
  • 2007 - Fifth in Koenigssee
  • 2006 - Eighth in St. Moritz
Winter Olympic Games Skeleton at the 2010 Winter Olympics 2008–09 Skeleton World Cup 2009–10 Skeleton World Cup 2007–08 Skeleton World Cup Whistler (British Columbia) Altenberg, Saxony Lake Placid, New York 2010–11 Skeleton World Cup Tristan Gale
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