WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Transitioning from the track to icy slopes, Jadin O’Brien has swiftly adapted to her new role as an Olympic bobsledder. Her journey, which began with her first sled ride just three months prior, has culminated in her selection as one of six women to represent the U.S. in bobsledding at the upcoming Milan Cortina Games.

O’Brien is set to team up with Elana Meyers Taylor, a seasoned bobsled driver with an impressive record of five Olympic appearances and medals from each. Together, they aim to continue this winning legacy.

Joining the ranks of experienced Olympians, Kaillie Humphries Armbruster, who boasts three gold medals from her time competing for both Canada and the U.S., will also vie for victory. She will partner with Jazmine Jones, who will serve as her push athlete, as they aim for success in the upcoming games.

Kaillie Humphries Armbruster, a three-time gold medalist, will also race in the Olympics for a fifth time between her tenures with Canada and now the U.S. She’ll be in a sled with Jazmine Jones as her push athlete.

Kaysha Love — the reigning world champion in monobob — is on the team as well, her second Olympic trip and first as a pilot. She’ll be in a sled with Azaria Hill, whose parents both were Olympians as well. Hill’s mother is three-time Olympic sprint medalist Denean Howard-Hill and her father is boxing medalist Virgil Hill Sr.

“Being an Olympic legacy is, you know, one of a kind,” said Azaria Hill, whose aunt — Sherri Howard, Denean’s sister — was also an Olympic sprint medalist. “It’s amazing.”

It was long known that Meyers Taylor, Humphries Armbruster and Love would be the pilots on the team, and Jones and Hill getting selected was generally expected as well. That basically left one push athlete spot and O’Brien, who immediately turned heads in preseason training, got the nod.

O’Brien won NCAA indoor track and field pentathlon national championships for Notre Dame in 2023, 2024 and 2025. She was competing in the U.S. track championships as recently as September and was initially skeptical when invited to try bobsled. And now she’s an Olympian with a serious chance of winning a medal.

“These athletes have earned their place through their incredible effort, talent, and perseverance,” USA Bobsled and Skeleton CEO Aron McGuire said.

The men’s team saw the U.S. qualify two pilots, and the Americans are sending six brakemen as well.

Frank Del Duca, racing in his family’s homeland at these Olympics, will drive USA-1 and have Josh Williamson, Boone Niederhofer and Bryan Sosoo in his sled. Kris Horn was the other men’s pilot to make the team, with Carsten Vissering, Hunter Powell and Caleb Furnell in his sled.

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