Eric Bernotas
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'''Eric Bernotas''' (born [[August 5]], [[1971]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[skeleton (sport)|skeleton racer]] who has competed since 2002. He won two silver medals at the [[FIBT World Championships 2007|2007 FIBT World Championships]] in [[St. Moritz]], earning them in the men's skeleton and mixed bobsleigh-skeleton team events, respectively.
Bernotas also finished sixth in the men's skeleton event at the [[2006 Winter Olympics]] in [[Turin]].
His best overall seasonal [[List of Skeleton World Cup champions|Skeleton World Cup]] finish was second in the men's event in [[2007 Skeleton World Cup|2006-7]].
A native of [[West Chester, Pennsylvania]], Bernotas has [[Tourette syndrome]] and has suffered through [[alcoholism]] and [[clinical depression|depression]].
==References==
*[http://www.todor66.com/olim/2006w/Skeleton_Men.html 2006 men's skeleton results]
*[http://www.sportresult.com/sports/bs/db/biography.asp?p_id=100683&nat=&sport=&sex=&season=&stat=&venue=&events= FIBT profile]
*[http://sports123.com/ske/mwc.html List of men's skeleton World Cup champions since 1987.]
*[http://sports123.com/ske/mw.html Men's skeleton world championship medalists since 1989]
*[http://sports123.com/bob/xw-bst.html Mixed bobsleigh-skeleton world championship medalists since 2007]
*NBCOlympics.com profile (article delinked).
*[http://www.ericbernotas.com Official website]
*[http://www.usoc.org/26_43143.htm United State Olympic Committee profile]
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[[Category:1971 births]]
[[Category:American skeleton racers]]
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[[Category:Olympic skeleton racers of the United States]]
[[Category:People from Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Skeleton racers at the 2006 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Tourette syndrome]]
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