From Lake Placid, USA
Feb. 1, 2021 – Hunter Church won his first two-man race of the 2020/2021 season, cruising to victory in Lake Placid.
Church and brakeman Hakeen Abdul-Saboor started strong, setting the fast start time of the first heat on their way to a .33 advantage over Frank Del Duca. Del Duca put a strong run down in the second heat to take a .4 second lead over Sam Moeller. Church, though, was stronger, finishing .44 ahead of Del Duca.
The gold for Church was his first of the season in two-man bobsled, with the silver for Del Duca being his first of the season as well.
Sam Moeller, Tyler Hickey, and Israel’s Dave Nicholls rounded out the field.
Results:
Pos | Names | Nation | Bib | Start 1 | Start 2 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total |
1 | Church / Abdul-Saboor | USA | 1 | 5.21 | 5.23 | 55.38 | 55.64 | 1:51.02 |
2 | Del Duca / Volker | USA | 2 | 5.27 | 5.27 | 55.71 | 55.75 | 1:51.46 |
3 | Moeller / Mustard | USA | 3 | 5.21 | 5.22 | 55.91 | 55.95 | 1:51.86 |
4 | Hickey / Fogt | USA | 5 | 5.37 | 5.40 | 56.04 | 56.25 | 1:52.29 |
5 | Nicholls / Porter | ISR | 4 | 6.89 | 7.00 | 64.20 | 64.75 | 2:08.95 |