Memory of former teammate Leicht fuelling Olympic dream for Humboldts Luke Puto [Video]

With each sprint he takes in training, 25-year-old Luke Puto is inching one step closer to his Olympic dream.

He’s on the road once again as part of the North American Cup bobsleigh circuit, following a few weeks back in his home province of Saskatchewan.

“There’s so much more to it than just getting in the sled on race day and seeing how it goes,” said Puto. “It’s nice to see it all start to pay off.”

Puto, one of the youngest members of Canada’s national bobsleigh team, is on a meteoric rise to becoming one of 15 brakemen across the country to compete on the international stage.

Beginning his athletic career on the ice in hockey rinks across Alberta and Saskatchewan, it’s been a ride that his family has been a part of for the last six years.

“We were standing at Whistler on a cool, windy day and I’m sweating because he’s coming down an ice tube at 150 [km/h],” said Luke’s father, …