Carolyn Maxwell

Carolyn was inspired to hop on a luge sled after watching her family friend, Justin Snith, compete at the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Carolyn wasted no time gaining information on recruitment camps and quickly began chasing her own Olympic dream.

Her favourite sliding memory is when she was 17 years old and finished third in Canadian National Championships. Although it was a not a career-best result, it did solidify her place in the National Team, a feeling that she’ll never forget – being so young but still with Canada’s best at the time. 

It was that race that taught Carolyn anything is possible as she witnessed her hard work translate into great sliding. Carolyn never looked back from that breakthrough day. She took a major step forward in her development in 2018, qualifying for the World Cup Team where she has continued to progress on the international stage. 

Carolyn’s favourite track is where her journey began – in Calgary. She’d do anything to get to slide there one more time – a place that brings back all of the memories of what sport is about: joy, defeat, learning, success, friends and family.

She now has her eyes squarely focused on 2026 and dreams of standing on top of the Olympic podium, and winning an overall title on the World Cup.

A former student of the National Sport School who is currently attending Athabasca University where she studies finance, Carolyn also played squash and snowboards regularly. She enjoys spending time with friends in the summer playing spike ball, hiking or biking, and spending time with family at the lake. A Calgarian through and through, Carolyn loves Stampede time and having the opportunity to take in the rodeo and chuckwagon races.

Did You Know…Carolyn has a twin named Andrew who is a helicopter pilot who convinced her to go to his flying school and give it a try. It was her first time in a helicopter and really enjoyed it. She can solve a Rubik’s cube and she learned how to wake surf thanks to the instruction of her teammate, Caitlin.
 

Career Highlights

2020 – World Cup, Altenberg, GER: 7 (Team Relay)
2019 – World Cup, Whistler, CAN: 12
2019 – World Cup, Lake Placid, USA: 11
2019 – World Cup, Konigssee, GER: 11
2019 – World Cup Team Relay, Konigssee, GER: 6
2019 – World Cup, Calgary, CAN: 9

Past Results