Sky Christopherson

Sky Christopherson (born January 19, 1976) is an American entrepreneur, Olympic cyclist, world record holder, and motivational speaker. He has been covered by Forbes, Sports Illustrated, Wired, Outside magazine, the Financial Times, and other publications. In 2015 he was voted 5th nationwide in "Top 40 under 40 in Healthcare Innovation" An athlete on the U.S. Cycling Team and alternate for the 1996 Olympic Team and winner of the 2000 Olympic Trials, Christopherson is known for breaking a world record in 2011 in the velodrome sprint, notably using a ‘digital health’ model inspired by Dr. Eric Topol. The previous holder of the record, Steven Alfred, subsequently received a lifetime ban for performance-enhancing drug use.He founded the real estate photography company Vicaso in 2006, and the biometrics and genomics health company Optimized Athlete in 2012. Optimized Athlete consulted with the 2012 women's cycling team prior to the 2012 London Olympics.The Greater Meaning of Water, his first feature documentary, was released in 2010, and was given the ‘Audience Choice’ and 'Best Cinematography' awards at the Los Angeles All Sports Film Festival, and 'Best Spiritual Film' at the 2010 Amsterdam International Film Festival. He has a pending documentary, Personal Gold.