Suk Edges Bindilatti for Lake Placid Four-Man Gold

From Lake Placid, USA

(December 4, 2022) – Youngjin Suk won the fifth race of the IBSF North American Cup four-man season, edging out Brazil’s Edson Bindilatti for gold.

The South Korean team carried a .06 second advantage into the second heat of competition. On the second run the Brazilians out-started the Koreans and had the quick downtime, but were edged out by .03 over two heats.

Pat Norton led his team to a third lace finish, while Zach Snyder finished fourth on the strength of a push by bobsled legend Bryan Berghorn.

Results:

Pos Names Nation Bib Start 1 Start 2 Run 1 Run 2 Finish
1 Suk / Lee / Kim / Park KOR 2 5.19 5.19 58.28 58.74 1:57.02
2 Bindilatti / Martins / Souza da Silva / Jeronimo BRA 4 5.28 5.16 58.34 58.71 1:57.05
3 Norton / M’Pindou / Fraser / Gosselin CAN 1 5.52 5.44 59.20 59.41 1:58.61
4 Snyder / Berghorn / Rollins / McGrath USA 3 9.12 8.63 65.21 65.21 2:10.42