December 2011 - Page 2 of 6

FIBT World Cup – Round 3 – Women’s Skeleton

December 17, 2011 ken 0

From Winterberg, Germany Canadian Amy Gough came into today’s final run looking for clear skies for once. Over the past weekend Mother Nature hadn’t been very good to the skeleton athletes. Gough got her wish, […]

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 […]