From Whistler, CAN
(Nov. 30, 2018) – Wolfgang Kindl won gold in Whistler, both setting a track record and beating one of the best on the 2010 Olympic track in the process.
Kindl led the charge going into the second heat with the fastest time after one run, holding onto a .069 lead over 2010 Olympic champion Felix Loch. On that second run it looked like there might be a chance that Loch would overtake Kindl. Kindl found speed through the bottom few curves, and by the end of his run he was the winner by .099 over Loch.
Reinhard Egger helped put two Austrians on the podium, finishing third just .001 ahead of Russian Semen Pavlichenko.
Igls winner Johannes Ludwig finished fifth, while American Chris Mazdzer finished sixth. The race was Mazdzer’s second of the day, finishing seventh earlier in the evening in the doubles competition with teammate Jayson Terdiman.
American Jonny Gustafson finished a career-best 13th after starting the second heat in the top 10. West rounded out the American effort with a 19th place finish.
For the young Canadian squad, Reid Watts led the way in 22nd, while teammate Matt Riddle finished 25th.
The race was run at a record pace, with 13 men setting times faster than the existing track record, a 50.109 time set by Tucker West in 2016.
Results:
| Pos | Name | Nation | Bib | Start 1 | Start 2 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total |
| 1 | Wolfgang Kindl | AUT | 31 | 7.067 | 7.065 | 49.837 | 49.937 | 1:39.774 |
| 2 | Felix Loch | GER | 29 | 7.012 | 7.016 | 49.906 | 49.967 | 1:39.873 |
| 3 | Reinhard Egger | AUT | 17 | 6.996 | 6.997 | 49.886 | 50.015 | 1:39.901 |
| 4 | Semen Pavlichenko | RUS | 27 | 7.022 | 6.986 | 49.930 | 49.972 | 1:39.902 |
| 5 | Johannes Ludwig | GER | 32 | 6.971 | 6.955 | 49.985 | 49.968 | 1:39.953 |
| 6 | Chris Mazdzer | USA | 24 | 7.040 | 7.039 | 49.987 | 50.031 | 1:40.018 |
| 7 | Chris Eißler | GER | 14 | 6.979 | 6.985 | 49.928 | 50.121 | 1:40.049 |
| 8 | Dominik Fischnaller | ITA | 30 | 7.008 | 7.006 | 49.981 | 50.080 | 1:40.061 |
| 9 | Sebastian Bley | GER | 13 | 7.022 | 7.002 | 50.021 | 50.136 | 1:40.157 |
| 10 | David Gleirscher | AUT | 28 | 7.031 | 7.020 | 50.088 | 50.114 | 1:40.202 |
| 11 | Armin Frauscher | AUT | 18 | 6.988 | 7.007 | 50.034 | 50.186 | 1:40.220 |
| 12 | Aleksandr Gorbatcevich | RUS | 16 | 7.015 | 7.034 | 50.217 | 50.013 | 1:40.230 |
| 13 | Jonathan Gustafson | USA | 12 | 6.988 | 7.012 | 50.015 | 50.254 | 1:40.269 |
| 14 | Kevin Fischnaller | ITA | 26 | 7.054 | 7.035 | 50.132 | 50.192 | 1:40.324 |
| 15 | Maksim Aravin | RUS | 21 | 7.124 | 7.126 | 50.203 | 50.176 | 1:40.379 |
| 16 | Nico Gleirscher | AUT | 7 | 7.018 | 7.034 | 50.110 | 50.355 | 1:40.465 |
| 17 | Kristers Aparjods | LAT | 22 | 7.046 | 7.058 | 50.179 | 50.297 | 1:40.476 |
| 18 | Stepan Fedorov | RUS | 23 | 7.037 | 7.035 | 50.188 | 50.312 | 1:40.500 |
| 19 | Tucker West | USA | 19 | 7.005 | 7.057 | 50.046 | 50.502 | 1:40.548 |
| 20 | Inars Kivlenieks | LAT | 25 | 7.021 | 7.040 | 50.375 | 50.277 | 1:40.652 |
| 21 | Danil Lebedev | RUS | 8 | 7.096 | 7.104 | 50.192 | 50.656 | 1:40.848 |
| 22 | Reid Watts | CAN | 15 | 7.057 | 7.124 | 50.175 | 50.684 | 1:40.859 |
| 23 | Andriy Mandziy | UKR | 11 | 7.111 | 7.073 | 50.462 | 50.398 | 1:40.860 |
| 24 | Jozef Ninis | SVK | 20 | 7.101 | 7.148 | 50.663 | 50.219 | 1:40.882 |
| 25 | Matthew Riddle | CAN | 4 | 7.167 | 7.179 | 50.532 | 50.602 | 1:41.134 |
| 26 | Maciej Kurowski | POL | 5 | 7.124 | 7.158 | 50.587 | 50.643 | 1:41.230 |
| 27 | Aleksander Melaas | NOR | 2 | 7.245 | 7.251 | 50.624 | 50.845 | 1:41.469 |
| 28 | Theodor Turea | ROU | 1 | 7.089 | 7.079 | 50.620 | 51.322 | 1:41.942 |
| 29 | Anton Dukach | UKR | 9 | 7.087 | 7.089 | 50.387 | 51.638 | 1:42.025 |
| 30 | Fabian Malleier | ITA | 3 | 7.109 | 7.121 | 50.430 | 52.083 | 1:42.513 |
| 31 | Riks Rozitis | LAT | 10 | 7.262 | 7.150 | 51.750 | 50.822 | 1:42.572 |
| 32 | Valentin Cretu | ROU | 6 | 7.045 | 7.044 | 50.507 | 52.668 | 1:43.175 |
