From Königssee, Germany
Kaillie Humphries spent exactly one week not on top, and this week the field paid for it. Humphries puts down the fast time in both heats, winning by .42 over German Cathleen Martini. Martini takes silver after jumping one spot, while Sandra Kirasis makes it two podium spots for Germany with a bronze after a great second run. Kamphuis, Meyer and Spahni round out the top six.
“That’s the most consistent and best start we’ve had. It’s great to come back after not winning last week. We learned a lot, and I’m happy,” said Humphries of her win. It’s the 6th win in 7 events for the 2012 World Champion.
On the strength of two start records (5.22 in Heat 1, 5.20 in Heat 2), American Elana Meyers jumps from 10th to 8th. teammates Jazmine Fenlator and Jamie Greubel finish just behind in 10th and 11th. British slider Paula Walker finishes 7th after Kirasis of Germany breaks their tie well ahead, while a Russian crash moves Brit Mica McNeill from 21st to 20th despite not running the second heat. Jennifer Ciochetti finishes 16th for Canada.
Results:
Pos | Names | Nation | Draw | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total |
1 | Humphries/Valois | CAN 1 | 7 | 51.40 | 51.67 | 1:43.07 |
2 | Martini/Tischer | GER 2 | 5 | 51.68 | 51.81 | 1:43.49 |
3 | Kiriasis/Wiacker | GER 1 | 3 | 51.81 | 51.80 | 1:43.61 |
4 | Kamphuis/Vis | NED 1 | 2 | 51.78 | 51.84 | 1:43.62 |
5 | Meyer/Huwiler | SUI 1 | 9 | 51.75 | 51.90 | 1:43.65 |
6 | Spahni/Walser | SUI 2 | 13 | 51.66 | 52.18 | 1:43.84 |
7 | Walker/Denyer | GBR 1 | 10 | 51.81 | 52.16 | 1:43.97 |
8 | Meyers/Evans | USA 1 | 6 | 52.10 | 51.99 | 1:44.09 |
9 | Schneiderheinze/Schneider | GER 3 | 8 | 52.14 | 52.12 | 1:44.26 |
10 | Fenlator/Jones | USA 3 | 11 | 52.02 | 52.41 | 1:44.43 |
11 | Greubel/Azevedo | USA 2 | 1 | 52.12 | 52.33 | 1:44.45 |
12 | Willemsen/Marien | BEL 1 | 16 | 52.09 | 52.37 | 1:44.46 |
13 | Stulneva/Timofeeva | RUS 1 | 15 | 52.15 | 52.38 | 1:44.53 |
14 | Radjenovic/Pittman | AUS 1 | 12 | 52.41 | 52.25 | 1:44.66 |
15 | Hengster/Tuechi | AUT 1 | 4 | 52.17 | 52.49 | 1:44.66 |
16 | Tambovtseva/Udobkina | RUS 2 | 19 | 52.36 | 52.33 | 1:44.69 |
17 | Ciochetti/O’Brien | CAN 2 | 14 | 52.22 | 52.53 | 1:44.75 |
18 | Constantinn/Grecu | ROU 1 | 17 | 52.72 | 52.68 | 1:45.40 |
19 | Diaconu/Spartu | ROU 2 | 20 | 52.84 | 52.82 | 1:45.66 |
20 | McNeill/Adams | GBR 2 | 18 | 53.02 |