Athletes
Annie O'Shea
Skeleton
Height: 5’5”
Weight: 136
Born: September 5, 1987
Hometown: Port Jefferson Station, NY
Hobbies: spending time with my family, playing board games and doing puzzles, going to the beach, going on walks
Occupation: Skeleton Athlete, Student, and any part time job I can find for the summer months.
I began skeleton in November of 2004 after being recruited at a track meet that summer. I went to Lake Placid, New York for a camp and was invited to come back. I spent year finishing high school and choosing Plattsburgh University so I could continue pursuing skeleton. I spent the year training and learning more about how to improve down the track. Skeleton is such an amazing sport because you can never have two of the same runs down a track. It is always a learning experience, which I think keeps you on your toes. I spend my summers training at the Olympic Training Center, and working a part time job on the side so I can compete and travel to races during the season. I spent last season on the World Cup circuit but gave my World Championship spot to a teammate because I pulled my hamstring the week before the race. It was the most difficult thing I have had to do in my career so far. This season I was on the Intercontinental Cup Tour, I hurt my shoulder during training before US team trials in the beginning of the season. I learned a lot about the tracks in Europe that I haven’t spent much time on, and a lot about how I need to feel and what makes me race the best. Being focused, dedicated and determined are the main reasons why I love training and competing.
Current World Rank: 26th
Current US Rank: 5th
Best Results:
2008 US Team Trials 5th
2008 Intercontinental Cup World Circuit 8th
Intercontinental Cup Race Calgary, Canada 4th
Intercontinental Cup Race Igls, Austria 6th
World Junior Championships Konigssee, Germany 8th
2007 US Team Trials 3rd
World Cup Race Calgary, Canada 10th
World Cup Race Park City, Utah 10th
World Ranking 17th
World Junior Championships Igls, Austria 9th
2006 US Team Trials 6th
America’s Cup Champion 06-07
World Junior Championships Altenberg, Germany 5th
Colleges Attended: SUNY Plattsburgh, North Country Community College, and Empire State College
Fall 2009 College: SUNY Plattsburgh
Associates degree in Sport and Events Management, currently working towards a bachelor’s degree in Fitness and Wellness
Personal: Daughter of John and Linda O’Shea, I have three sisters Kaitlin, Sarah and Erin, three cats, one dog and two ducks as pets.
Awards: 2008 Rookie of the year awarded by the US Bobsled and Federation staff and coaches, 2008 athletes choice awarded by my teammates