Eric Bernotas 3189478 203580936 2008-04-05T19:42:53Z Miller17CU94 1510826 Skeleton World Cup information added {{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalSport|[[Skeleton (sport)|Skeleton]]}} {{MedalWorldChampionships}} {{MedalSilver|[[FIBT World Championships 2007|2007 St. Moritz]]|Men}} {{MedalSilver|[[FIBT World Championships 2007|2007 St. Moritz]]|Mixed team}} {{MedalBottom}} '''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] {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernotas, Eric}} [[Category:1971 births]] [[Category:American skeleton racers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Olympic skeleton racers of the United States]] [[Category:People from Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Skeleton racers at the 2006 Winter Olympics]] [[Category:Tourette syndrome]] {{US-wintersport-bio-stub}} {{Skeleton-bio-stub}} [[de:Eric Bernotas]] [[fr:Eric Bernotas]]