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FIBT World Cup – Round 3 – 2-Man Bobsled – Heat 1

December 17, 2011 ken 0

From Winterberg, Germany Normally having the first draw spot of a 2-man bobsled run means clean, fast track and a shot to win. For Manuel Machata, however, it meant a headwind and a painfully slow […]

FIBT World Cup – Round 3 – Men’s Skeleton

December 17, 2011 ken 0

From Winterberg, Germany Today was set to be the culmination of the first attempt of a three-run skeleton event, with the first two heats on Friday like normal. Instead of just deciding things after taking […]

FIBT World Cup – Round 3 – Women’s Bobsled

December 17, 2011 ken 0

From Winterberg, Germany It seemed as though the GER-3 sled of Schneiderheinze/Thöne just needed a clean run to take gold. Mother Nature changed those plans, however, and the team of Martini/Tischer in GER-2 take gold. […]

FIBT World Cup – Round 3 – Women’s Bobsled – Heat 1

December 17, 2011 ken 0

From Winterberg, Germany The German women have dominated the early runnings after two races in the season, and it’s looking like home-track advantage is going to help even more. The GER-3 sled of Schneiderheinze and […]

FIBT World Cup – Round 3 – Men’s Skeleton – Run 1

December 16, 2011 ken 0

From Winterberg, Germany More of the same from Men’s Skeleton, with Martins Dukurs setting the fast pace once again. This time it’s just .29 back to Alexander Tretiakov from Russia. Tomass Dukurs is right there […]