Bill Tavares
Bill Tavares
William S. "Bill" Tavaresis a retired American luger. He competed in doubles at the 1992 Winter Olympics, alongside Wendell Suckow, and finished ninth. He was a second lieutenant in the National Guard of the United States in 1992, and later became career military. In May 1999 he was appointed as the main coach of the US Olympic women's bobsled team...
touched tough
You could just see something. I get in the sled and I actually go down with some of our new drivers, and you could just tell she had something from the get-go. They just have something. It's tough to explain. You got touched by something, and it works.
german heading starting
Our sleds are starting to look like the German sleds. We're heading in the right direction.
driver halfway incredible ruling saw scary special start time took
We saw something special the first time I got in the sled with her and she took it from there. She's an incredible driver and the scary part is, she has a long future. She has a lot to learn. She's not halfway through her potential. In my opinion, she could start ruling this whole circuit.