American Olympic skeleton racer (born 1981)

Kyle Tress OLY (born May 29, 1981) is an American Olympic skeleton racer who competed from 2002 until 2017. He placed 25th in the 2011 FIBT World Championships in Konigssee, Germany. His best World Cup finish was 5th in the men's event at St. Moritz, Switzerland on January 11, 2013, and Lake Placid, New York, on November 5, 2012. On January 18, 2014, Tress was named to the 2014 Olympic team. His last World Cup race was in February 2017, at Igls, where he finished in 19th place; the following season, Tress began coaching the *anese national team.

Personal life

A native of New Jersey, Tress graduated in 1999 from South Hunterdon Regional High School.

Tress lives and trains in Lake Placid, New York, at the United States Olympic Training Center.

He will be attending Yale University in the fall of 2018.

References

External links

• Official website
• Kyle Tress at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
• Skeletonsport.com profile