From Lake Placid, USA
Due to their World Championship results, the teams of Holcomb/Langton and Meyers/Eberling received byes. Both teams set the pace as pilot sleds, though. Here are the results for the 2-man and 2-woman races:
Women’s Results:
| Pos | Name | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Total |
| 1 | Greubel/Evans | 58.50 | 58.46 | 116.96 |
| 2 | Fenlator/Jones | 58.46 | 58.55 | 117.01 |
| 3 | Schaaf/Azevedo | 58.82 | 58.98 | 117.80 |
| 4 | Hill/Ajoka | 60.36 | 60.60 | 120.96 |
| 5 | Kelly/Stewart | 60.79 | 60.57 | 121.36 |
Men’s Results:
| Pos | Name | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Total |
| 1 | Cunningham/Quinn | 57.27 | 57.24 | 114.51 |
| 2 | Butner/Beckom | 57.29 | 57.29 | 114.58 |
| 3 | Bascue/Taylor | 57.32 | 57.72 | 115.04 |
| 4 | Noller/Drbal | 57.48 | 58.25 | 115.73 |
| 5 | Peterson/Weber | 58.29 | 58.13 | 116.42 |
| 6 | Berghorn/Quam | 58.17 | 58.63 | 116.80 |
| 7 | Coughlin/Ives | 58.64 | 58.90 | 117.54 |
