2012/2013 FIBT World Cup – Round 8 – Team Competition

From Igls, Austria

For the second time this year, the FIBT put on a team competition, pitting various nations against each other in men’s and women’s skeleton, women’s bobsled and two-man bobsled. This time out it was Germany I dominating the competition, leading every discipline but women’s skeleton, where Canada I’s Sarah Reid took over.

Canada I takes silver, with Kaillie Humphries again being edged by Sandra Kirasis in women’s bobsled and Lyndon Rush narrowly taking second ahead of USA I’s Steven Holcomb.  Holcomb, in a BMW sled he’s now seen three total runs in, put together his best run yet in the new sled, but couldn’t go quick enough to overcome a sizable deficit.

The race saw scratches from Great Britain I, USA II, Austria I and International I.

Results:

Pos Team/Names Times
1 GER-1 3:36.15
Frank Rommel 53.48
Kirasis/Tischer 54.63
Huber 55.58
Friedrich/Gerhardi 52.87
2 CAN-1 3:36.95
John Fairbairn 54.19
Humphries/Baadsvik 54.44
Sarah Reid 55.20
Rush/Lumsden 53.12
3 USA-1 3:37.34
Matt Antoine 54.34
Meyers/Jones 54.55
Katie Uhlaender 55.28
Holcomb/Taylor 53.17
4 CAN-2 3:37.79
Jon Montgomery 54.07
Ciochetti/O’Brien 54.84
Cassie Hawrysh 55.36
Kripps/Rinholm 53.52
5 GER-2 3:37.87
Alexander Kroeckel 53.72
Schneiderheinze/Noll 54.63
Marion Thees 55.45
Machata/Christ 53.55
6 GBR-2 3:38.31
Kristan Bromley 53.94
Olaoye/Onyeforo 55.10
Donna Creighton 55.45
Deen/Galvin 53.82