schuffenhauer's olympics dream as a track and field athlete came to an end in 2000. while training for sydney, he suffered a bad ankle injury and he could barely walk. when his friend told him that the u.s. olympic team was practicing bobsledding in park city, he took the chance to go and observe. while there, the team members noticed his 6-foot, 200 pound frame and asked him he wanted to be a pusher. he accepted and trained with the team from then on.