From Park City, USA
(November 22, 2022) – Jinsu Kim continued a streak of North American Cup gold medals with a four-man bobsled win in Park City.
Kim and his screw had the two quickest runs of the race on their way to a .84 second victory over Canada’s Pat Norton. The Koreans tied for the quickest start of the second heat on their way to victory.
Norton’s team jumped up from third to second in the second heat, edging out a strong Czech sled piloted by Adam Dobes. Team Dobes had the quick start in both heats and came into the second heat in second place before falling back on their final run.
Trinidad & Tobago’s Axel Brown finished fourth, ahead of USA’s Geoff Gadbois and Zach Snyder, who rounded out the top six.
Results:
Pos | Names | Nation | Bib | Start 1 | Start 2 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Finish |
1 | Kim / Lee / kim ? Hung | KOR | 1 | 4.97 | 4.96 | 47.99 | 48.16 | 1:36.15 |
2 | Norton / Fraser / Gosselin / M’Pindou | CAN | 4 | 5.22 | 5.18 | 48.56 | 48.43 | 1:36.99 |
3 | Dobes / Dobes / Hrazdil / Zalesky | CZE | 5 | 4.94 | 4.96 | 48.52 | 48.50 | 1:37.02 |
4 | Brown / Hames / John / Williams | TTO | 6 | 5.23 | 5.24 | 48.66 | 48.66 | 1:37.32 |
5 | Gadbois / Harris / Willey / Joseph | USA | 3 | 5.08 | 5.14 | 48.78 | 48.99 | 1:37.77 |
6 | Snyder / Mangold / Monroe / Blueberg | USA | 2 | 5.56 | 5.49 | 49.57 | 52.90 | 1:42.47 |