Lolo Jones is going back to the track after her first successful season on the bobsled circuit, but says she’s not done with her new winter sport, and plans to compete for a medal next February in Russia.
“When I originally started bobsled, it was just kind of to get away from track for a while, a change of pace…” Jones told the AP Thursday. “And after being in that atmosphere, I got completely engulfed. I would definitely love to be there. It’s not a horrific experience every time I go down in a sled now.
“I want to go to Sochi. I want to help Team USA.”
Jones, better known as the American track star who was all but certain of a gold in Beijing before clipping the penultimate hurdle, is home in Baton Rouge training for another track season, which starts in April. Of all the things she says she already misses about bobsledding, food seemed to be tops on her list.
“Being able to eat ice cream and chocolate and pizza and being encouraged to put on weight was… like nothing I experienced in my life,” Jones, who is back to her running weight, said. “Having somebody tell you that you can eat whatever you want, whenever you want, it was a really refreshing thing for me.”
Lolo and driver Jazmine Fenlator ended the season with a medal in every shade, earning bronze at a World Cup event in Austria, Silver during the season opener in Lake Placid, and gold in the team event at the world championships in St. Moritz. They’ll look to build on that performance next year.
