Kelly Curtis

Kelly Curtis (born January 25, 1989) is an American skeleton racer who competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics and 2026 Winter Olympics in the skeleton. At the 2022 games in Beijing, she became the first Black woman to represent the United States in the sport at the Olympics.

Early life and education Raised in an athletic family in Princeton, New Jersey, her father had played football at Springfield College and was selected by the New York Jets in the 1971 NFL draft, while her siblings include one brother who wrestled at Princeton University and another who played football at both Springfield College and Princeton University. Curtis graduated from Princeton High School in 2007, where she competed in basketball, as well as in prep track and field in the long jump, rising in the sport to compete in the sport at the state's Meet of Champions.

After a postgraduate year at the Lawrenceville School she attended Tulane University before transferring after two years at the school. Her coaches thought that she had skills similar to Erin Pac, a former Springfield heptathlete who won a bronze medal in two-woman bobsled at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

At the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, she competed in the women's skeleton held at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre, finishing in the 21st spot; her teammate Katie Uhlaender finished sixth.

At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Curtis finished 12th in the women's skeleton competition held at the Cortina Sliding Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo; her American teammate Mystique Ro finished 15th.

Olympic Games Year Age Women Skeletonmixed team 2022 Beijing 33 21st 2026 Milano Cortina 37 12th 10th