2014/2015 FIBT World Cup – Two-Man Bobsled – Race 2

From Calgary, CAN

Oskars Melbardis just missed gold in Lake Placid in two-man bobsled, but made up for that in Calgary, taking gold in a very tight two-man event.  Melbardis edged Francesco Friedrich and Beat Hefti, with the top three all finishing within .06 of each other.  The German Friedrich came into the second run third, just behind Melbardis.  Beat Hefti dropped back from first to third with a rough second run. Alexander Kasjanov took forth ahead of Korea, while the team of Won & Seo took fifth.

Steven Holcomb continues to rehab his Achilles injury suffered at the Sochi Olympic, finishing eighth for the United States.  Teammates Codie Bascue and Nick Cunningham finished 11th and 13th, respectively.

Results:

Pos Names Nation Bib Run 1 Run 2 Total
1 Melbardis/Drieskens LAT 9 54.78 54.82 1:49.60
2 Friedrich/Grothkopp GER 8 54.84 54.79 1:49.63
3 Hefti/Baumann SUI 6 54.68 54.98 1:49.66
4 Kasjanov/Pushkarev RUS 4 54.89 54.98 1:49.87
5 Won/Seo KOR 5 54.87 55.01 1:49.88
6 Peter/Amrhein SUI 10 54.90 55.02 1:49.92
7 Walther/Hübenbecker GER 11 55.03 54.90 1:49.93
8 Holcomb/Victorian USA 3 54.99 55.28 1:50.27
9 Kripps/Barnett CAN 7 55.15 55.18 1:50.33
10 Arndt/Heber GER 1 55.16 55.30 1:50.46
11 Bascue/Harrison USA 13 55.17 55.32 1:50.49
12 Spring/Brown CAN 14 55.14 55.36 1:50.50
13 Cunningham/Wickline USA 2 55.17 55.37 1:50.54
14 Kibermanis/Zirups LAT 12 55.20 55.57 1:50.77
15 Stulnev/Antukh RUS 20 55.38 55.40 1:50.78
16 Kim/Suk KOR 18 55.39 55.61 1:51.00
17 Zakharov/Chubakov RUS 16 55.59 55.66 1:51.25
18 Poloniato/Kopacz CAN 15 55.66 55.71 1:51.37
19 Spence/Reidy AUS 19 55.76 55.84 1:51.60
20 Deen/Oro-Campos GBR 17 55.72 56.04 1:51.76