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First introduced to the sport of skeleton when he was in college. He was browsing the USA Bobsled & Skeleton Facebook page and saw a post about a sliding school. Instead of going on the standard spring break vacation, he went sliding for the first time. ... He is a black belt in karate, self taught from YouTube....Began his collegiate career at the University of Hartford, where he was a member of the track and field team. He still holds the school record for the decathlon and heptathlon events....Transferred to Fitchburg State, where he ran track and played soccer for two years....He has a superior culinary pallet. ...He is an avid disc golfer....He is a master of the dark interwebs.

Career Highlights

2019-2020 Men's Skeleton World Cup- 18th in Lake Placid #1 (12/19); 15th in Lake Placid #2 (12/19); 27th in Winterberg (1/20); 27th in La Plagne (1/20); 28th in Igls (1/20); 26th in Koenigssee (1/20)
2017-2018 Men's Skeleton European Cup - 8th in Lillehammer #1 (11/17); 9th in Lillehammer #2 (11/17); 21st in Winterberg #1 (11/17); 28th in Winterberg #2 (11/17); 12th in La Plagne #1 (12/17); 12th in La Plagne #2 (12/17); 13th in Altenberg (1/18); 20th in Igls (1/18)
2016-2017 Men's Skeleton European Cup - 8th in Igls #1 (11/16); 11th in Igls #2 (11/16); 9th in Koenigssee #1 (11/16); 10th in Koenigssee #2 (11/16); 8th in St. Moritz (1/17)
2015-2016 Men's Skeleton North American Cup - BRONZE in Calgary #1 (11/15); 5th in Calgary #2 (11/15); 12th in Whistler #1 (11/15); 4th in Whistler #2 (11/15); 5th in Park City #1 (3/16); 4th in Park City #2 (3/16)
2014-2015 Men's Skeleton Intercontinental Cup - DNF in Calgary #1 (1/15); 15th in Whistler #2 (1/15); 15th in Whistler #1 (1/15); 14th in Winterberg (12/14); 18th in Koenigssee #2 (11/14); 22nd in Koenigssee #1 (11/14); 16th in Lillehammer (11/14)
2012-2013 Men's Skeleton North American Cup -5th in Whistler #2 (11/12), 9th in Whistler #3 (11/12), 9th in Lake Placid #1 (3/13), 6th in Lake Placid #2 (3/13)

Patrick Calder

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