Kevin Ellis (skeleton racer)

Kevin Ellis ( born June 29, 1973 in Dallas ) is a former American Skeleton pilot.

Kevin Ellis began in January 2000 as tenth at the U.S. Championships his international career. In November of that year he made ​​his debut as a roller in Calgary the inaugural Americas Cup. In December 2001, he was in Lake Placid next Second, in the next race he won for the first time. In the 2001 /02 season, he finished behind Zach Lund ranks second in the overall standings of the competition. For the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, he could not qualify. At the U.S. Championships of the year, he finished second behind Chris Soule.

In November 2002, Ellis took in Calgary for the first time at a World Cup race in part and ended it as 14 early in his next race in Park City, he came in tenth place among the top 10 in his third World Cup race in Lake Placid, he finished behind Soule second place. It should be his best result. The World Cup of the season in 2003 in Nagano, he finished sixth. After he had between 2003 and 2005 less good results and was even demoted back to the America's Cup - where, however, he had very good results - followed in the season 2005/ 05, Ellis last season, again an increase in performance. In Igls, he finished in December 2005, again a second World Cup course, it could also qualify for the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin. The Olympic race, at the same time last race of his career, Ellis finished as 17th