Bianca Ribi

Bianca Ribi
Ribi at a World Cup event in Altenberg in 2019
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1996-01-27) 27 January 1996 (age 30)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportBobsleigh
Events
Monobob, Two-woman
Medal record
Women's bobsleigh
Representing  Canada
IBSF Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 WhistlerMonobob
Gold medal – first place2025 WhistlerTwo-woman
Gold medal – first place2026 Lake PlacidMonobob
Gold medal – first place2026 Lake PlacidTwo-woman

Bianca Ribi (born 27 January 1996) is a Canadian bobsledder. She represented Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics in two-woman.

Career

Prior to bobsleigh, Ribi was a soccer player, and competed in multiple Canadian national championships. She received multiple scholarship offers for collegiate soccer, but decided on Dartmouth College to prioritize her education. She continued to play soccer at Dartmouth, where she played as a forward.

Ribi began bobsledding in 2018, after her father introduced her to Olympic bronze-medalist Lyndon Rush. Ribi made her competitive debut during the 2018–19 season. In 2022, Ribi won the inaugural World Cup event for women's monobob, which to date is her only World Cup win. Ribi earned consecutive gold medals in the IBSF Pan American Championships in both monobob and two-woman, winning both events in 2025 and 2026.

Ribi was selected to represent Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics as a pilot in the two-woman event. She finished in 11th.

Personal life

Ribi currently resides in Calgary, Alberta. She graduated from Dartmouth College in 2018 with a degree in psychology. Ribi works full-time as a firefighter for the Calgary Fire Department.

Bobsleigh results

Ribi competing in a monobob event at Altenberg in 2023.

All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).

Olympic Games

Event Two-woman
Italy 2026 Milano Cortina 11th

World Championships

Event Monobob Two-woman
Switzerland 2023 St. Moritz 9th 13th
Germany 2024 Winterberg 17th 9th
United States 2025 Lake Placid — 15th

References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Bianca RIBI". Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics. Archived from the original on 20 March 2026. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Bianca Ribi". bobsleighcanadaskeleton.ca. Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "2017 W Soccer Roster". dartmouthsports.com. Dartmouth College Athletics. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "Bianca Ribi". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "Bianca Ribi first Monobob winner in BMW IBSF World Cup". IBSF.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  7. ↑ Dichter, Myles (5 December 2024). "Fire and ice: How Bianca Ribi balances job as firefighter with Olympic bobsleigh dream". CBC.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 February 2026.