From Whistler, CAN
(November 25, 2024) – Bianca Ribi won her second gold medal of the IBSF North America Cup season, this time in two-woman bobsled where she led a four-sled sweep for Canada.
Ribi and brakewoman Niamh Haughey had the fast start time in each heat to go with the quickest downtime in each run on their way to a .26 second victory over teammates Erica Voss and Eden Wilson.
Ribi’s gold was her third straight in two-woman North American Cup action. Her previous two golds were in the 2022/2023 NAC season, also in Whistler.
For Voss, the silver medal was her first medal as a pilot in the two-seater.
The team of Kristen Bujnowski and Charlotte Ross finished third for Bujnowski’s first medal as a two-woman pilot.
The first sled off the podium also belonged to Canada. Mackenzie Stewart and Leah Walkeden missed a medal by .09 and finished fourth.
Riley Tejcek and Andin Fosam were in the first non-Canadian sled in fifth, 1.98 seconds off of Ribi’s pace.
Thailand’s Agnese Campeol and Paethong Wannakhot rounded out the top six.
Results:
Pos | Names | Nation | Bib | Start 1 | Start 2 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Finish |
1 | Ribi / Haughey | CAN | 5 | 5.26 | 5.29 | 53.71 | 53.83 | 1:47.54 |
2 | Voss / Wilson | CAN | 6 | 5.33 | 5.33 | 53.82 | 53.98 | 1:47.80 |
3 | Bujnowski / Ross | CAN | 1 | 5.30 | 5.30 | 53.78 | 54.19 | 1:47.97 |
4 | Stewart / Walkeden | CAN | 3 | 5.37 | 5.33 | 54.07 | 53.99 | 1:48.06 |
5 | Tejcek / Fosam | USA | 4 | 5.51 | 5.58 | 54.82 | 54.70 | 1:49.52 |
6 | Campeol / Wannakhot | THA | 7 | 7.81 | 7.40 | 61.16 | 60.34 | 2:01.50 |
DSQ | Brzozowski / Biron | USA | 2 | 5.55 | DSQ |