Norton Wins Second Straight NAC Four-Man

From Park City, USA

(December 16, 2023) – Pat Norton once again beat out teammate Taylor Austin to win his second straight four-man bobsled race in Park City.

Norton’s team gave him the quick push in both heats. In the first heat they opened up a .19 second advantage over Austin’s team. In the second heat Austin kept it close, but Norton was once again able to put the quick downtime of the heat down to win by a combined .21.

Geoff Gadbois’s team finished third, up from fourth in the first heat, while Kris Horn finished fourth.

Jinsu Kim and AJ Edelman rounded out the six sled field.

Results:

Pos Names Nation Bib Start 1 Start 2 Run 1 Run 2 Finish
1 Norton / Evelyn / Bruggeling / Murray-Lawrence CAN 3 4.93 4.93 47.40 47.66 1:35.06
2 Austin / Couturier / McEwan / Ohrt CAN 6 5.00 5.00 47.59 47.68 1:35.27
3 Gadbois / Vissering / Cheek / Storms USA 2 4.95 4.95 48.04 47.98 1:36.02
4 Horn / Adams / Johnson / Simon USA 4 4.98 4.97 48.01 48.20 1:36.21
5 Kim / Lee / Kim / Kim KOR 1 5.19 5.17 48.22 48.26 1:36.48
6 Edelman / Jackson / Dunn / Magnezi ISR 5 6.33 6.21 50.69 50.53 1:41.22