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Football to Skeleton Racing: Andy Whittier's Journey to the Winter Olympics
Andy Whittier’s athletic story is anything but ordinary. A former collegiate football player at Idaho State University, he traded helmets and shoulder pads for the icy, high-speed world of skeleton racing. As a full-time athlete training at the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, Andy is determined to represent Team USA at the Winter Olympics in 2026 and beyond.
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FEARLESS: Pocatello native Andy Whittier entered skeleton racing as unknown and is now ranked No. 3 in US
There is a level of intense concentration and calm as Pocatello native Andy Whittier tears down a frozen track accelerating to speeds of over 80 mph with his face centimeters from the ice.
Attentiveness is paramount for these sliding sentinels as they bank at breakneck speeds, carving around corners using slight movements of their shoulders, legs and toes to steer. There is only a helmet and spandex suit protecting the athletes as they risk literal life and limb for a chance at Olympic glory...
Former ISU Football Player Andy Whittier Chasing Dreams in New Sport.
As he speeds down the chute at 80 miles an hour, his chin three inches off the ice, the g-forces pushing his head down and blurring the walls, Andy Whittier has just one thought in his head...
Read MoreFormer ISU Football Player Among Nation's Best Skeleton Racers
Whittier, who finished 15th out of 16 competitors in Park City, is a novice to the sport of skeleton, having never been on a sled until he answered an on-line ad for “the next Olympian” two years ago...
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Former ISU Football Player Pursuing a Career Sliding Face First Down an Icy Chute
After playing four years of football at Idaho State University, Andy Whittier was looking for a way to continue his sports journey...
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