- Is affiliated with three main causes, the "I've been Bullied" campaign; "Right to Play", a sports program for underprivileged children and youth; and with the Special Olympics.
- With her victory in 2014 became the first female bobsledder to successfully defend her Olympic title. Due to her repeat championship she was named flagbearer for the closing ceremonies at the 2014 Games together with brakewoman Heather Moyse.
- Coach is Stefan Bosch.
- Was married to Dan Humphries, a former bobsledder who competed for Great Britain and Canada. However the pair divorced before the 2014 Olympics and she hasn't decided whether to return to her maiden name of Simundson.
- Won 2 gold Olympic medals in 2010 in Vancouver and in 2014 in Sochi.
- On 9 January 2016, became the first woman to drive an all-female team against men in a four-person World Cup bobsled race; her teammates were Cynthia Appiah, Genevieve Thibault and Melissa Lotholz.
- Did not start as a bobsledder but competed in alpine ski racing before the age of 16. After breaking both legs in separate crashes, she retired from the sport.
- Is the reigning Olympic champion in the two-woman at the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2014 Winter Olympics.
- In 2014 alongside Elana Meyers became the first women to pilot a mixed-gender team in the first ever international four-man bobsleigh competition to allow women to compete with/against men.
- Is a professional bobsledder.
- In 2002 began her bobsleigh career as a brakeman, and was an alternate to the Canadian team at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin.
- Won 8 medals from World Championships during her career - 2 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze.
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