Beijing 2022 bobsleigh: Five things to know about Canada pilot Christopher Spring

Christopher Spring is among an elite club of Olympians in Beijing who is competing at a fourth Winter Olympics.

The Australian born Canadian bobsledder is also one of a handful of athletes who have had the chance to compete for two countries at the Olympics.

But did you know that the 37-year-old trained pilot is also a minimalist who enjoys living out of a van?

Here are five things you should know about the bobsledder.

Barely a year after becoming a Canadian citizen, Spring got another shot at the Olympics at Sochi 2014.

It was his first Olympics for Canada but his second as a bobsledder. His Olympic debut was at Vancouver 2010 for Australia where he piloted a two-man sled.

In Sochi, Spring bettered his 22nd position to finish fifth in the two-man, and placed 11th in the four-man.

At his third Olympics at PyeongChang 2018, he also competed in the two-man (finishing 10th) and 16th in the four-man.

He qualified again for the two events in Beijing 2022 and is relishing every moment at his fourth Games.

The former sprinter's Olympic path inspires the temporary tattoos on his calves.

On one calf he has the Canadian flag or maple leaf and on the other, he has one of an Australian Flag.

He still pays homage to Australia as his dream to become an Olympian was inspired by his home country’s hosting of the Sydney 2000 Games.

He shows his love for his adopted nation Canada, by kissing the Canadian flag on his helmet before putting it on before his runs and also when he takes it off.

Spring, who has worked as a bobsleigh driver for tourists at Canada’s Olympic Park, also holds a commercial pilot’s licence.

When he turned 35, the bobsledder took time off his sport and acquired a private pilot’s licence.

He even got a job with an