Dennis Marineau named head coach of Canada's bobsled team

A man who represented Canada in Olympic bobsled has returned to coach the national team.

Dennis Marineau of Calgary has been named the new head coach of Canada's bob team.

The 63-year-old competed for Canada in the 1992 Olympic Games in Albertville, France, and was on the national team for a decade.

Marineau has coached both Canadian and American athletes over the last three decades.

He was a technical coach for the United States for four years leading into February's Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina, Italy.

The U.S. won a gold medal and two bronze in women's bobsled in Italy. Canada was held off the Olympic bobsled podium for the first time since 2002.