Mellisa Hollingsworth

Mellisa Hollingsworth -Richards ( born October 4, 1980 in Eckville, Alberta ), also known as Mellisa Hollingsworth and Melissa Richards, is a Canadian Skeleton pilot.

Mellisa Hollingsworth -Richards made ​​his debut in December 1996 in Koenigssee in the Skeleton World Cup and finished in second place behind Steffi Jacob. This placement and other good rankings they should still reach several times, but only at the beginning of the 2005/06 season in Calgary and later in the season in Koenigssee she could win World Cup races. In the overall World Cup it was several times on good places. In 1997, she was seventh, 1999 and 2000 Fifth and Sixth in 2003. The season 2005/6 she finished as the winner of the overall World Cup. This success could be repeated in the 2009/2010 season. In Lake Placid and Koenigssee, she won two of the eight races of the season, she was also twice Second and third place three times. Thus, they only missed the race in Altenberg placement on the podium. In the season 2010/2011 she was in the overall World Cup ranking third parties. It achieved three podium finishes, but could not win a race.

At the World Championships in 2000 in Igls Hollingsworth -Richards took behind Steffi Hanzlik at the first World Championships Skeleton women the silver medal. 2003 in Nagano, she was fifth. The highlight of the career was the participation in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Here Hollingsworth -Richards won the bronze medal. At the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver in 2010 they finished 5th. At the 2011 World Championships she won a bronze medal in the singles and the team. In 2012 she won the team competition at the World Championship silver in singles and bronze again.

1996 Hollingsworth -Richards won the Canadian championship in 1997, 2000, 2003 and 2005, she finished second, 2004 Third. She lives in Calgary and is coached by Teresa Schlachter. She's athlete ambassador of development organization Right to Play.