Sylvia Hoffman (born June 29, 1989, in Philadelphia[1]) is an American bobsledder who was first discovered and recruited for the national bobsled team on The Next Olympic Hopeful.

[3] She eventually played basketball at the collegiate level for Louisiana State University Shreveport.

[4] Hoffman did not win the program but was still noticed by the US Bobsled team[3] and invited to attend the rookie training camp.

[3] At the Innsbruck, Austria competition, she received bronze with partner Elana Meyers Taylor.

[3] In 2020, Hoffman, with partner Kaillie Humphries, won the World Cup at Königssee, Germany.