Mike Evelyn O’Higgins

Biography

Mike Evelyn O’Higgins made his Olympic debut at Beijing 2022 where he finished in the top 10 in both the two-man and four-man events with pilot Christopher Spring. Their seventh-place finish in the two-man ranked them as the top Canadian sled in the event.

Evelyn O’Higgins began his international bobsleigh career during the 2019-20 season on the North American Cup circuit. He earned his first podium and first victory in a four-man race in Park City, Utah in December in a sled piloted by Taylor Austin.

Evelyn O’Higgins made his IBSF World Cup debut in January 2021 as the Canadian bobsleigh team travelled to Europe for only the second half of the 2020-21 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He competed in three two-man and three four-man races with Spring, recording two top 10 finishes. At his first IBSF World Championships in 2021, he pushed Spring to top 10 finishes in both the two-man and four-man events. They were the top Canadians in two-man with their ninth-place finish.

Evelyn O’Higgins took the 2022-23 season away from bobsleigh. He returned in 2023-24, competing in a mix of North American Cup, Europe Cup and World Cup events. He also competed at the 2024 World Championships, racing in the two-man event with pilot Pat Norton. In 2024-25, he was back on the World Cup circuit full time and was in Austin’s sleds at the 2025 World Championships, highlighted by an eighth-place finish in four-man. 

Prior to beginning his bobsleigh career, Evelyn O’Higgins played collegiate hockey for Dalhousie University. Over five seasons and 127 games with the Tigers, he collected 22 goals and 14 assists to go along with 182 penalty minutes.

A Little More About Mike

Getting into the Sport: Recruited by Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton after attending a 2018 RBC Training Ground regional final… Said he would like to do skeleton but was told he was too big and would be better for bobsleigh… Was attracted to bobsleigh for its combination of speed and power, but also because of the movie Cool Runnings… Outside Interests: Graduated from Dalhousie University in 2019 with a degree in Electrical Engineering… Works at Lockheed Martin Canada as an Electrical Systems Engineer… Enjoys hiking, chess, boardgames, sushi, milkshakes… Odds and Ends: Favourite quote: “It’s better to be at the bottom of ladder you want to climb then halfway up one you don’t”…