Cynthia Appiah

A standout shot put and hammer throw athlete at York University, Cynthia was introduced to bobsleigh in the summer of 2011 when she attended a testing camp at her university. Cynthia tested, went to her first bob school, completed school and has been on a steady progression since going to her second bobsleigh school in 2013.

Cynthia enjoyed a standout rookie season on the World Cup where she pushed both two-time Olympic champion, Kaillie Humphries, to a gold and bronze medal, along with rookie pilot Alysia Rissling to her first ever World Cup bronze medal. Cynthia has excelled with fast pushes and medal winning performances at all levels while working her way through the system, sliding provincially and on the North America’s Cup circuit.

After heading to PyeongChang as an alternate on Canada’s 2018 Olympic Bobsleigh Team, Cynthia switched positions in the sled into the driver’s seat. Weeks after returning from Korea, Cynthia headed to Lake Placid where she took part in a driver’s school and now has developed into one of the top pilots in the world. She finished third overall in the 2022 World Cup monobob standings with four podium finishes prior to making her Olympic debut as a pilot at the Beijing Games where she finished eighth in both the two-woman and monobob races. 

She built on that Olympic experience by winning the Crystal Globe for the fist time as a pilot for finishing third overall on the World Cup in 2022-23 with five podiums. She also won a Crystal Globe once as a brakeman.

Cynthia also continues to be a force on the start block. She set a new Ice House start record from the pilot bar in 2019 at 5.41.

Outside of bobsleigh, Cynthia watches Jeopardy religiously. A trivia buff who watches way too much television, Cynthia is a huge Blue Jays fan, and previously worked in the team’s customer services department. Her 

journey toward a life in elite sport began through a Jays Care Foundation outreach initiative where children from under-privileged Toronto neighbourhoods were invited to learn to play baseball at a local park.

She was recognized by her peers at Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton with the L. Lamont Gordon Award in 2019. 

Cynthia is one of four siblings in her family, and has a BA History Major/Psychology minor.

Career Highlights

Women's Monobob

	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Other
2023 - World Cup, Sigulda, LAT:
2023 - World Cup, Innsbruck, AUT:
2023 - World Championships, St. Moritz, SUI: 2- Woman				8th
2023  -  World Championships, St. Mortiz, SUI: Monobob				6th
2023 - World Cup, Altenberg, GER:				5th
2023 - World Cup, Altenberg, GER:
2022- Push World Championships, Lake Placid, USA:
2022- World Cup, Park City, USA:
2022- World Cup, Whistler, CAN:
2022- North American Cup, Whistler, CAN:
2021 - World Championship, Altenberg, GER				5th
2021 - Women's World Monobob Series, Igls, AUT				4th
2021 - Women's World Monobob Series, Konigssee, GER:				11th
2021 - Women's World Monobob Series, Igls, AUT:
2019 - North American Cup, Lake Placid, USA:
2019 – Women’s Monobob Event, Lake Placid, USA

2-Woman: Pilot

	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Other
2023 - World Cup, Sigulda, LAT:				6th
2023 - World Championships, St. Moritz, SUI:				8th
2022- Push World Championships, Lake Placid, USA:
2022- North American Cup, Whistler, CAN
2021 - World Championships, Altenberg, GER				9th
2021 - World Cup, Innsbruck, AUT				4th
2021 - Europe Cup, Innsbruck, AUT				5th
2021 - Europe Cup, Altenberg, GER				4th
2020 - Europe Cup, Innsbruck, AUT:				11th
2020 - World Cup, Innsbruck, AUT:				10th
2020 - North American Cup, Lake Placid, USA:
2019 - North American Cup, Park City, USA:				4th, 4th, 4th

2-Woman: Brakewoman

	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Other
2019 - World Championship, Whistler, CAN				11th
2019 – World Cup, Calgary, CAN				7th
2017 – World Cup, Pyeongchang, KOR
2017 – World Cup, Koenigssee, GER				4th
2017 – World Cup, Winterberg, GER				5th
2016 – World Championships, Igls, AUT				16th
2016 – World Cup, Lake Placid, USA
2016 – World Cup, Whistler, CAN
2016 – World Cup, Lake Placid, USA
2016 – North America’s Cup, Calgary, CAN
2016 – North America’s Cup, Whistler, CAN				4th
2015 – North America’s Cup, Lake Placid, USA

Olympic Winter Games Results

Pilot

World Championship Results

Pilot

Brakewoman

World Cup Results

Pilot

Brakewoman