It’s the second time around for bobsledder Steve Langton and the 30-year-old from Melrose is feeling good.
“We’ve done extremely well. And it’s because Team USA is really firing on all cylinders, and everything’s fitting in where it should. Right now, the US is really hitting a peak in bobsledding in its history,” Langton said.
The team has won seven out of seven races in North America this year.
The Northeastern grad can boast five World Cup wins in a year. For Langton, every race is a rush.
“The best way to describe it is — I think all of my teammates use this cliché– it’s like a controlled car crash, even if it’s done really really well,” Langton said.
One of three boys, Steve’s youngest brother Chris also made the bobsled team as an alternate in Sochi.
Their parents says all their sons liked to compete at an early age.
“We’ve always participated in some type of athletics. When they got out of the crib, they were running…It was all a competition, but there’s always pleasant competition,” said his father.
While Steve loves his sport, he never sacrificed his education.
“I went to St. Mary’s in Melrose, which is about three miles from my house. Then I went to St. John’s prep in Danvers through high school, and then I went into the city and did four and a half years at Northeastern University,” Langton said.
While traveling the world, the bobsledder says he experienced a bit of culture shock.
“The biggest difference for athletes is the food. It’s is very hard because food is such a huge part of what we do and the food is obviously very different,” Langton said.
Langton eats clean though. Teammate and bobsled pilot Steven Holcomb says Langton takes being fit to a whole new level.
“He’s quite possibly the most chiseled human beings…It’s really pretty embarrassing to do photo shoots with him, but I deal with it and move on,” Holcomb said.