Kristan Bromley 3189538 203845179 2008-04-06T22:00:20Z Miller17CU94 1510826 /* References */ Template added {{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalSport|[[Skeleton (sport)|Skeleton]]}} {{MedalWorldChampionships}} {{MedalGold|[[FIBT World Championships 2008|2008 Altenberg]]|Men}} {{MedalBottom}} '''Kristan Bromley''' (born [[March 7]], [[1972]]) is a [[Great Britain|British]] [[skeleton (sport)|skeleton racer]] who has competed since 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's event at the [[FIBT World Championships 2008|2008 FIBT World Championships]] in [[Altenberg, Germany]]. This was [[Great Britain]]'s first gold medal at the [[FIBT World Championships]] since [[FIBT World Championships 1965|1965]]. Competing in two [[Winter Olympics]], Bromley's best finish was fifth in the men's skeleton event at [[Turin]] in [[2006 Winter Olympics|2006]]. He has twice won the men's overall [[List of Skeleton World Cup champions|Skeleton World Cup]] title (2003-4, [[2007-08 Skeleton World Cup|2007-08]]).<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/winter_sports/7236041.stm Briton Bromley wins world crown] BBC News 8 February 2008</ref>. ==Skeleton sled work== Nicknamed ''[[Doctor Ice]]'' by the British media because he earned a PhD from the [[University of Nottingham]] in 1999 with a thesis entitled "Factors affecting the performance of skeleton bobsleds". When not competing, [[as of February 2006]], Bromley also works as a research officer at the [[University of Bath]] and is the founder of the company Ice Sport Technologies. He appeared in an episode of [[Discovery Channel]]'s ''[[Building the Winter Games]]'' documentary, showing his preparation for the [[2006 Winter Olympics]], building his sled, and being introduced to the [[Cesana Pariol]] [[bobsleigh]], [[luge]], and [[skeleton (sport)|skeleton]] track for the first time. In 2008 he became the first man in history to win the World Championship, European Championship and World Cup in the same season ==Personal life== Bromley's girlfriend is [[Shelley Rudman]], who won the silver medal in the women's skeleton event at the [[2006 Winter Olympics|2006 games]] in Turin. Rudman received her medal while Bromley competing in the men's skeleton event. He became a father in October 2007 with Rudman. Bromley was sponsored by [[King of Shaves]] in the two years prior to the Turin games. ==References== {{reflist}} *[http://www.todor66.com/olim/2002w/Skeleton_Men.html 2002 men's skeleton results] *[http://www.todor66.com/olim/2006w/Skeleton_Men.html 2006 men's skeleton results] *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/winterolympics2002/hi/english/luge_&_skeleton/newsid_1704000/1704178.stm BBC.co.uk article on Bromley's research] *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/winterolympics2002/hi/english/team_gb/newsid_1739000/1739199.stm BBC.co.uk profile on Bromley for the 2002 Winter Olympics] *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/winter_sports/4624060.stm BBC Sport Assessment of Medal hopes at 2006 Winter Olympics] *[http://www.sportresult.com/sports/bs/db/biography.asp?p_id=100581&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://www.shave.com/site/docs/sponsorship/kristan/index.stm Shave.com profile] *[http://www.skeletonsport.com/personal/?contactid=41 Skeletonsport.com profile] {{Footer World Champions Skeleton Men}} {{Footer World Cup Champions Skeleton Men}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bromley, Kristan}} [[Category:1972 births]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Nottingham]] [[Category:British skeleton racers]] [[Category:English skeleton racers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Skeleton racers at the 2002 Winter Olympics]] [[Category:Skeleton racers at the 2006 Winter Olympics]] [[de:Kristan Bromley]] [[fr:Kristan Bromley]]