Kyle Tress Explained
| Kyle Tress |
| Nationality: | American |
| Birth Date: | 29 May 1981 |
| Years Active: | 2002–2017 |
| Height: | 183 cm |
| Weight: | 95 kg |
| Sport: | Skeleton |
| Retired: | 2017 |
Kyle Tress (born May 29, 1981) is an American Olympic skeleton racer[1] 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.[2] His last World Cup race was in February 2017, at Igls, where he finished in 19th place;[3] the following season, Tress began coaching the Japanese national team.[4]
Personal life
A native of New Jersey, Tress graduated in 1999 from South Hunterdon Regional High School.[5]
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.
Notes and References
- News: No Olympics for Tress . January 18, 2010 . . April 5, 2012 . January 16, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116192510/http://www.nj.com/sports/times/index.ssf?/base/sports-6/12637971154471.xml&coll=5 . dead .
- News: U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation . 2014 U.S. Olympic Skeleton Team Announced . TeamUSA.org . January 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140120200228/http://www.teamusa.org/Road-to-Sochi-2014/Features/2014/January/18/2014-US-Olympic-Skeleton-Team-Announced . dead . January 20, 2014 . January 18, 2014.
- Web site: December 31, 2017 . . Kyle TRESS . December 14, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171214090101/http://www.ibsf.org/en/athletes/athlete/100786/TRESS . dead .
- Web site: International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation . December 18, 2017 . Media Guide Athletes: Skeleton — Innsbruck (AUT) . December 13, 2017 . Stahlhacke, Angela . December 22, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051722/http://www.ibsf.org/images/news/Media_Guide_17-18/IBSF_Media_Guide_17-18_skeleton_5_Innsbruck.pdf . dead.
- News: Tredrea . John . LAMBERTVILLE: City rallies for hometown Olympian Kyle Tress; Banner wishing him well hangs over Bridge Street . centraljersey.com . January 29, 2014 . April 1, 2016 . He’s Kyle Tress, a Lambertville favorite son and 1999 graduate of South Hunterdon Regional High School. A member of the three-man U.S. skeleton team, he will compete in the Winter Olympics in Solchi, Russia, next month..
