From La Plagne, France
The Canada 1 sled team of Humphries and Baadsvik lead after the first heat, just ahead of a powerful Germany 3 sled. Alana Meyers and Katie Eberling in the KOA sled set a track push record with a 6.49 start, while Humphries/Baadsvik now hold the track record.
Results after heat 1:
| Pos | Names | Nation | Draw | Run 1 |
| 1 | Humphries/Baadsvik | CAN 1 | 4 | 61.63 |
| 2 | Schneiderheinze/Senkel | GER 3 | 1 | 61.71 |
| 3 | Meyer/Schenk | SUI 1 | 3 | 61.75 |
| 4 | Martini/Tischer | GER 2 | 6 | 61.79 |
| 5 | Kiriasis/Schneider | GER 1 | 9 | 61.82 |
| 6 | Fedorova/Timofeeva | RUS 1 | 7 | 62.03 |
| 7 | Hengster/Feichtner | AUT 1 | 10 | 62.05 |
| 8 | Schaaf/Azevedo | USA 2 | 12 | 62.11 |
| 9 | Meyers/Eberling | USA 1 | 8 | 62.18 |
| 10 | Walker/Wilson | GBR 1 | 5 | 62.21 |
| 11 | Tambovtseva/Udobkina | RUS 2 | 2 | 62.29 |
| 12 | Tokovaya/Ismailova | RUS 3 | 14 | 62.32 |
| 13 | Radjenovic/Hedge | AUS 1 | 13 | 62.43 |
| 14 | Fenlator/Marcum | USA 3 | 11 | 62.45 |
