Boris Vain Explained

Boris Vain
Nationality:	Monegasque
Sport:	Bobsleigh
Birth Date:	11 March 1993
Birth Place:	Abbeville, France^[1]

Boris Vain (born 11 March 1993) is a French born Monegasque bobsledder. He competed in the two-man event at the 2018 Winter Olympics.^[2] In January 2022, Vain qualified to compete for Monaco at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the two-man bob event.^{[3] [4]} Vain and Rudy Rinaldi finished sixth in Beijing, 0.56 seconds back of the bronze medalists Christoph Hafer and Matthias Sommer of Germany; this is the closest any athlete from Monaco has ever come to winning an Olympic medal in an actual sporting event. (Julien Médecin won a bronze medal for architecture at the 1924 Olympics, but the IOC no longer considers art competition medals as part of the official tally).

Notes and References

1. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/137687 Olympedia profile
2. Web site: Boris Vain . Pyeongchang 2018 . 17 February 2018 . 10 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180210180210/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/bobsleigh/athlete-profile-n3036378-boris-vain.htm . dead .
3. Web site: IBSF Ranking 2-man Bobsleigh (2021/2022) OWG Qualification System. International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF). www.ibsf.org/. 17 January 2022. 17 January 2022.
4. Web site: Former Olympic Prince introduces Monaco’s winter athletes. Prince. Raphaelle. 18 January 2022. www.worldakkam.com/. World Akkam. 18 January 2022. 18 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220118232759/https://worldakkam.com/former-olympic-prince-introduces-monacos-winter-athletes/656549/. dead.