Blatty Perfect in Sigulda Monobob Races

From Sigulda, LAT

(February 1, 2025) – Inola Blatty slid to her third straight monobob victory in Sigulda, once again winning handily over teammate Selina Isler.

Blatty this time held a .3 second advantage over Isler after the first heat, on her way to a .78 second victory over two runs.

Isler’s silver was her second straight, which gave her three straight medals on the stop in Latvia.

Garcia was around a second off the pace in each heat, but that was enough to slide to bronze, her first ever medal as a pilot.

Georgeta Popescu was fourth, with Amelija Kotane fifth and Mica Moore sixth.

Robin Post was seventh.

Patricia Tajcnarova, a medalist in the last three monobob races, crashed in the first heat and did not start the second.

With three races remaining in the 2024/2025 Europe Cup, Selina Isler holds a ten point lead over teammate Inola Blatty. Patricia Tajcnarova is third, Leanna Garcia fourth, and Mica Moore fifth.

Results: 

Pos Name Nation Bib Start 1 Start 2 Run 1 Run 2 Finish
1 Inola Blatty SUI 5 5.82 5.86 53.94 54.27 1:48.21
2 Selina Isler SUI 8 5.94 6.01 54.24 54.75 1:48.99
3 Leanna Garcia ESP 7 6.07 6.15 54.90 55.56 150.46
4 Georgeta Popescu ROU 4 6.04 6.15 55.44 55.17 1:50.61
5 Amelija Kotane LAT 3 6.08 6.12 55.50 55.50 1:51.00
6 Mica Moore JAM 2 6.11 6.28 56.29 56.25 1:52.54
7 Robin Post NED 6 6.51 6.61 56.28 56.43 1:52.71
DNS Patricia Tajcnarova CZE 1 5.93 58.84 DNS