From Igls, AUT
(Jan. 6, 2018) Clemens Bracher, relatively fresh off a two-man victory in his IBSF World Cup debut, won in IBSF European Cup four-man in a competitive field.
The Swiss pilot was the quickest in both heats on his way to a .29 win over the United States’ Justin Olsen. Olsen’s team had the fastest push in both heats, and the second-quickest downtime in each heat on the way to their silver medal, just ahead of Ivo de Bruin of The Netherlands.
Christof Hafer of Germany finished fourth, ahead of Michael Vogt and Dmitry Popov.
Results:
Pos | Names | Nation | Start 1 | Start 2 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total |
1 | Bracher / Badraun / Meier / Kuonen | SUI | 5.07 | 5.01 | 51.32 | 51.40 | 1:42.72 |
2 | Olsen / Weinstock / Langton / C. Fogt | USA | 5.01 | 4.99 | 51.45 | 51.56 | 1:43.01 |
3 | de Bruin / Piek / van der Zijde / Franjic | NED | 5.10 | 5.04 | 51.49 | 51.57 | 1:43.06 |
4 | Hafer / Salzer / Sommer / Schneider | GER | 5.19 | 5.14 | 51.65 | 51.73 | 1:43.38 |
5 | Vogt / Knuser / Weber / Michel | SUI | 5.19 | 5.14 | 51.58 | 51.59 | 1:43.53 |
6 | Popov / Gaitiukevich / Zarovtsev / Kuzmenko | RUS | 5.16 | 5.13 | 51.77 | 51.82 | 1:43.59 |
7 | Buchmüller / Krenz / Hammers / Laurenz | GER | 5.10 | 5.08 | 51.75 | 51.89 | 1:43.64 |
8 | Nolte / Mair / Bosse / Frytz | GER | 5.17 | 5.16 | 51.73 | 51.92 | 1:43.65 |
9 | Matousek / Simik / Kozienka / Fendek | SVK | 5.20 | 5.17 | 51.87 | 51.91 | 1:43.78 |
10 | Jannusch / Jagusch /Ebert / Heber | GER | 5.23 | 5.21 | 51.89 | 51.94 | 1:43.83 |
11 | Linyuchev / Buryakov / Tarasov / Kazantsev | RUS | 5.18 | 5.15 | 52.03 | 52.05 | 1:44.08 |
12 | Bredikhin / Zakhryapin / Korotkov / Kozlov | RUS | 5.22 | 5.23 | 51.98 | 52.15 | 1;44.13 |
13 | Berzins / Priekulis / Springis / Kaufmanis | LAT | 5.20 | 5.15 | 52.08 | 52.17 | 1:44.25 |
14 | Radenovic / Vujanic / radosavljevic / Nikolic | SRB | 5.20 | 5.23 | 52.11 | 52.18 | 1:44.29 |
15 | Tentea / Coman / Dobre / Daroczi | ROU | 5.19 | 5.15 | 52.40 | 52.25 | 1:44.65 |
16 | Grigore / Muntean / Craciun / Bartha | ROU | 5.24 | 5.23 | 52.35 | 52.32 | 1:44.67 |
17 | Saveliev / Gura / Sysoev / Isakov | RUS | 5.27 | 5.28 | 52.46 | 52.29 | 1:44.75 |
18 | Rohner / Wälchli / Leimgruber / Wolf | SUI | 5.38 | 5.36 | 52.45 | 52.41 | 1:44.86 |
19 | Follador / Hunger / Dominguez / Dzinaku | SUI | 5.66 | 5.60 | 53.23 | 53.11 | 1:46.34 |
20 | Stano / Zakrzewski / Kaminski / Sarnecki | POL | 5.66 | 5.62 | 53.54 | 53.24 | 1:46.78 |