Mapp Wins Second in a Row :: Sliding On Ice

From Igls, AUT

(Jan. 18, 2018) Corie Mapp won his second race in as many events, this time taking gold in Igls.

The British slider came into the second heat .13 behind Latvian Alvils Brants. Mapp’s second run was the fastest of both heats, putting the pressure on Brants.

Brants looked to have the race in hand, quicker at every split on his second run until trouble at the bottom of the track dropped him out of the lead and back into second place as he crossed the line.

The final margin of victory was .08.

Swiss slider Christopher Stewart finished third, moving up from fourth into bronze. Behind him, Lonnie Bissonnette fell from third to fourth after a tough second run dropped him out of the medals.

Pier Alberto Buccoliero of Italy finished fifth, moving up from tenth in his second run in his first IBSF Para-Bobsled race. Hermann Ellmauer of Austria finished sixth.

Results:

Pos	Names	Nation	Bib	Run 1	Run 2	Total
1	Corie Mapp	GBR	7	58.74	58.83	1:57.57
2	Alvils Brants	LAT	19	58.61	59.04	1:57.65
3	Christopher Stewart	SUI	10	58.94	58.86	1:57.80
4	Lonnie Bissonnette	CAN	9	58.88	59.26	1:58.14
5	Pier Alberto Buccoliero	ITA	8	59.28	59.97	1:58.25
6	Hermann Ellmauer	AUT	15	59.03	59.24	1:58.27
7	Sebastian Westin	SWE	14	59.41	58.87	1:58.28
8	Annija Krumina	LAT	16	59.14	59.18	1:58.32
9	Andreas Kapfinger	AUT	18	59.23	59.13	1:58.36
10	Lauris Zutis	LAT	11	59.02	59.36	1:58.38
11	Arturs Klots	LAT	20	59.31	59.08	1:58.39
12	Johann Nikolai	GER	5	59.28	59.20	1:58.48
13	Guro Konstanse Fronsdal	NOR	17	59.36	59.15	1:58.51
14	Dave Nicholls	USA	3	59.10	59.43	1:58.53
15	Fabrizio Caselli	ITA	2	59.33	59.58	1:58.91
16	Kenneth Jøorgensen	NOR	12	59.74	59.38	1:59.12
17	Siri Malene Valle	NOR	1	59.85	59.34	1:59.19
18	Jason Sauer	AUS	4	59.66	59.65	1:59.31
19	Christ Rasmussen	USA	13	59.75	59.62	1:59.37
20	Vytautas Balsys	LTU	6	65.65	65.09	2:10.74