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FIBT World Cup – Round 5 – Men’s Skeleton – Heat 1

January 14, 2012 ken 0

From Königssee, Germany Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Weather was a factor in Germany today. The first 14 or 15 sleds came down in either no snow or a very light dusting. Halfway […]

FIBT World Cup – Round 5 – Women’s Bobsled

January 13, 2012 ken 0

From Königssee, Germany The first heat of this morning’s Women’s Bobsled race seemed as though things couldn’t get any tighter. Once the second heat concluded, there was one standout sled and a pack of sleds […]

FIBT World Cup – Round 5 – Women’s Bobsled – Heat 1

January 13, 2012 ken 0

From Königssee, Germany Not surprisingly, there’s a German team on the top of the leaderboard after heat 1. The team of Martini/Waicker sits .44 ahead of a pack of sleds battling for second. A huge […]

FIBT World Cup – Round 5 – Women’s Skeleton

January 13, 2012 ken 0

From Königssee, Germany Bumpy sliding dominated the second run almost entirely throughout the field. The big surprise was the slide of Katharine Eustace. After a 20th place run in heat 1, Eustace put down a […]

FIBT World Cup – Round 5 – Women’s Skeleton – Heat 1

January 13, 2012 ken 0

From Königssee, Germany For the first time in a while, the women’s skeleton athletes have near-perfect weather for their event. Benefiting from the nice weather is Shelley Rudman, who had an unfortunate time with snowy weather […]