Could Jen Kish be Kaillie Humphries' new brakeman?
Reigning Olympic champion had teamed up with rugger Heather Moyse in past 2 Winter Games
Could Canada's rugby sevens captain Jen Kish join the list of Canadian athletes who compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympics?
The decision, at least in bobsleigh, is partially up to Kaillie Humphries.
Canada's reigning Olympic champion has been holding tryouts in Calgary to find a new brakeman, presumably to train with all the way to Pyeongchang 2018.
Kish announced on social media on Monday that she was Calgary-bound for the Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton National push-testing camp tryouts.
If a partnership was formed, Kish, a bronze medallist in Rio, would be in good company. Humphries' previous brakeman Heather Moyse – who helped push Humphries to Olympic gold in 2010 and 2014 – had also previously played on Canada's national rugby team.
Humphries was even on hand for Kish's tryout to help show her the ropes.
Learned to just push the sled today & I was fortunate enuf to have <a href="https://twitter.com/BobsledKaillie">@BobsledKaillie</a> attend my session & help show me the ropes <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ImAlreadySore?src=hash">#ImAlreadySore</a> <a href="https://t.co/3q2mBT7cUl">pic.twitter.com/3q2mBT7cUl</a>
—@jen_kish
The search is on
Kish isn't the only Rio 2016 athlete to try their hand at being a brakeman - Canadian sprinter Phylicia George was invited to the tryout as well.
Does anyone else think that this hunt for a new brakeman would make a great reality TV show?
The hunt clearly has some drama as shown in this photo Humphries posted of an injury sustained from fellow National team member Cynthia Appiah's cleat.
It's clear that Humphries is looking for someone with speed and power, but maybe she also wants someone who shares her love of tattoos? In that case, Kish seems like an obvious choice.
Got an invite to tryout to be <a href="https://twitter.com/BobsledKaillie">@BobsledKaillie</a> brakeman. I fear that this may be an epic fail but I won't let fear discourage me from trying👍
—@jen_kish
Spoken like a champ.Courage is not the absence of fear,but the strength to push thru the fear &go ahead anyway 🇨🇦 winter&summer medalist? <a href="https://t.co/LeoOumk8Fl">https://t.co/LeoOumk8Fl</a>
—@BobsledKaillie