Brother Tracy in same Position in Whistler
Calgary (pps) The only Canadian male ever to win a medal in the Viessmann Luge World Cup, Tyler Seitz, will now play an important role in preparing more Canadian athletes for success as the new Ice Meister in Calgary. The 35-year-old Seitz was recently hired as WinSport Canada's manager of ice and plant operations for the 1988 Olympic track - the same venue where that he won a bronze medal in his final World Cup race in 2002.
"I decided to come back to sport because that is where my passion is," said Seitz, The 2002 Olympian, who was elected to the Canadian Luge Association's Board of Directors in the spring, will be responsible leading the operation of the track area including the refrigeration of the track and Ice House.
Tyler is the second Ice Meister to evolve out of the Seitz family. His brother, Tracy, was the man responsible for creating the competition ice at the Whistler Sliding Centre. The Seitz tandem are the only two brothers to run two different tracks anywhere in the world.
