From Igls, AUT
(February 3, 2024) – Charlotte Candrix and Cynthia Kwofie had the two fastest pushes in the race and Candrix had the two quickest drives of the competition in a dominating victory to finish out the 2023/2024 Europe Cup two-woman bobsled season.
The German duo held a .33 second lead over teammates Diana Filipszki and Carolin Kupsch after the first heat. The second run saw Candrix nearly double that, as Candrix won by .65 over Filipszki.
The battle for the podium was anything but a battle. Filipszki took silver handily, well ahead of Swiss pilot Debora Annen with brakewoman Julie Leuenberger.
Canada’s Melissa Lotholz and Alex Klein finished fourth, a half of a second out of the medals. Great Britain’s Nikki McSweeney and Maddison Illsley finished fifth, while Leona Klein and Luzie Probst finished sixth.
USA’s Sylvia Hoffman and Jestena Mattson finished ninth, one spot ahead of Kristen Bujnowski and Leanna Garcia in tenth.
Riley Tejcek and Macy Tarlton rounded out the American effort in 11th.
Diana Filipszki won the season title in two-woman bobsled, 98 points ahead of Kelly van Petegem. Debora Annen finished the season in third, with Charlotte Candrix and Nikki McSweeney rounding out the top five.
Results:
Pos | Name | Nation | Bib | Start 1 | Start 2 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Finish |
1 | Candrix / Kwofie | GER | 12 | 5.60 | 5.59 | 53.11 | 52.96 | 1:46.07 |
2 | Filipszki / Kupsch | GER | 7 | 5.75 | 5.73 | 53.44 | 53.28 | 1:46.72 |
3 | Annen / Leuenberger | SUI | 10 | 5.78 | 5.78 | 53.56 | 53.34 | 1:46.90 |
4 | Lotholz / Klein | CAN | 8 | 5.86 | 5.83 | 53.76 | 53.59 | 1:47.35 |
5 | McSweeney / Illsley | GBR | 6 | 5.86 | 5.81 | 53.76 | 53.62 | 1:47.38 |
6 | Klein / Probst | GER | 16 | 5.84 | 5.85 | 53.91 | 53.61 | 1:47.52 |
7 | Van Petegem / Mylle | BEL | 5 | 5.91 | 5.89 | 53.83 | 53.80 | 1:47.63 |
8 | Andreutti / Vicenzino | ITA | 9 | 5.97 | 5.99 | 53.97 | 53.88 | 1:47.85 |
9 | Hoffman / Mattson | USA | 4 | 5.70 | 5.64 | 54.07 | 53.88 | 1:47.95 |
10 | Bujnowski / Garcia | CAN | 13 | 5.84 | 5.85 | 53.99 | 54.02 | 1:48.01 |
11 | Tejcek / Tarlton | USA | 11 | 5.98 | 5.96 | 54.21 | 53.91 | 1:48.12 |
12 | Haslwatner / Braun | AUT | 2 | 5.88 | 5.89 | 53.83 | 54.31 | 1:48.14 |
13 | Djolo / Doumpas | NED | 14 | 5.91 | 5.87 | 54.40 | 54.26 | 1:48.66 |
14 | Blizzard / Setiadji | AUS | 3 | 5.95 | 5.97 | 54.49 | 54.28 | 1:48.77 |
15 | Cavalleri / Chenet | ITA | 1 | 6.02 | 6.10 | 54.65 | 54.50 | 1:49.15 |
16 | Tajcnarova / Skalova | CZE | 15 | 5.98 | 5.91 | 54.87 | 54.47 | 1:49.34 |
17 | Adeagbo / King | NGR | 17 | 6.69 | 6.70 | 56.21 | 56.04 | 1:52.25 |