2013/2014 FIBT World Cup – St. Moritz – Women’s Skeleton

January 11, 2014 ken News, Skeleton News 0

From St. Moritz, Switzerland

Once again, the race in women’s skeleton came down to American Noelle Pikus-Pace and Brit Lizzy Yarnold.  Pikus-Pace led after one heat, but Yarnold set a blistering second heat pace, and three-quarters of the way down of Pikus-Pace’s run it looked like Yarnold might take gold.  Pikus-Pace had an amazing bottom part of her run to pass Yarnold and take gold in St. Moritz.  Yarnold would take silver, she has yet to finish off the podium.

World Champion Shelley Rudman had a solid set of runs for a bronze medal, just .04 out of a silver behind teammate Yarnold.  Austrian Janine Flock continued her career year in fourth, while Mellisa Hollingsworth finished fifth for Canada.

American Katie Uhlaender had the best race of her season as she overcomes some post-concussion injuries leading into Sochi.  Uhlaender had two solid runs for a sixth place finish.

Canadian Robynne Thompson had a solid set of runs, finishing ninth.  Teammate Sarah Reid had a hard hit after Horseshoe and fell from seventh to 19th.  The third British slider, Rose McGrandle, had a tough first run down the St. Moritz track, she hit the roof in Horseshoe and never recovered, finishing 23rd.

Results:

Pos Name Nation Draw Run 1 Run 2 Total
1 Noelle Pikus-Pace USA 1 69.97 69.91 2:19.88
2 Elizabeth Yarnold GBR 8 70.32 69.96 2:20.28
3 Shelley Rudman GBR 10 70.37 69.95 2:20.32
4 Janine Flock AUT 7 70.37 70.26 2:20.63
5 Mellisa Hollingsworth CAN 9 70.41 70.25 2:20.66
6 Katie Uhlaender USA 19 70.55 70.18 2:20.73
7 Maria Orlova RUS 14 70.75 70.20 2:20.95
8 Olga Potylitsina RUS 12 70.71 70.35 2:21.06
9 Robynne Thompson CAN 18 70.64 70.43 2:21.07
10 Sophia Griebel GER 11 70.82 70.61 2:21.43
11 Katharine Eustace NZL 13 71.08 70.38 2:21.46
12 Marina Gilardoni SUI 3 70.84 70.66 2:21.50
13 Anja Huber GER 4 71.21 70.59 2:21.80
14 Elena Nikitina RUS 2 71.10 70.73 2:21.83
15 Marion Thees GER 5 71.28 70.64 2:21.92
16 Lucy Chaffer AUS 15 70.77 71.30 2:22.07
17 Michelle Steele AUS 17 71.22 71.00 2:22.22
18 Joska Le Conte NED 23 71.08 71.19 2:22.27
19 Sarah Reid CAN 6 70.60 72.09 2:22.69
20 Eiko Nakayama JPN 22 71.38 71.33 2:22.71
21 Lelde Priedulena LAT 20 71.38 71.62 2:23.00
22 Nozomi Komuro JPN 21 71.47
23 Rose McGrandle GBR 16 71.80
24 Maria Mazilu ROU 24 72.46