2016/2017 IBSF European Cup - Two-Man Bobsled

From St. Moritz, SUI

Results from the seventh IBSF European Cup two-man bobsled race on the 2016/2017 calendar, held January 13, 2017.

Oskars Melbardis continued his post-back surgery rehab by winning gold in St. Moritz.

The Latvian, pushed by long time brakeman Daumants Dreiskens, had the third and fifth fastest starts in his two runs on his way to a .14 second win over Christoph Hafer of Germany.

Russian Dmitriy Popov finished with a bronze medal, .07 ahead of Bennet Buchmüller of Germany.

Results:

Pos	Names	Nation	Start 1	Start 2	Run 1	Run 2	Total
1	Melbardis / Dreiskens	LAT	5.20	5.18	67.21	66.90	2:14.11
2	Hafer / Krenz	GER	5.22	5.17	67.48	66.77	2:14.25
3	Popov / Mordasov	RUS	5.23	5.18	67.75	67.09	2:14.84
4	Buchmüller / Scherer	GER	5.18	5.15	67.84	57.07	2:14.91
5	Heinrich / Bytebier	FRA	5.23	5.23	67.78	67.19	2:14.97
6	Holinger / Williamson	SUI	5.18	5.13	67.51	67.49	2:15.00
7	Bracher / Ferrari	SUI	5.25	5.23	67.86	67.34	2:15.20
8	Heibl / Winger	NOR	5.38	5.35	67.98	67.62	2:15.60
9	Nolte / Weber	GER	5.21	5.12	68.19	67.54	2:15.73
10	Costerg / Ricard	FRA	5.28	5.28	68.09	67.69	2:15.78
11	Treichl / Glueck	AUT	5.24	5.21	68.26	67.81	2:16.07
12	Fomin / Zharovtsev	RUS	5.23	5.24	68.01	68.23	2:16.24
13	Bredikhin / Gnezdilov	RUS	5.37	5.39	68.26	68.23	2:16.49
14	Linuchev / Gaitiukevich	RUS	5.30	5.27	68.34	68.16	2:16.50
15	Rohner / Meier	SUI	5.37	5.35	68.37	68.24	2:16.61
16	Berzins / Priekulis	LAT	5.37	5.37	69.03	68.55	2:17.58
17	Maag / Weber	SUI	5.52	5.54	69.02	68.64	2:17.66
18	Radenovic / Vujanic	SRB	5.43	5.46	69.21	68.98	2:18.19
19	Tentea / Dobre	ROU	5.34	5.32	69.27	69.32	2:18.59
20	Hall / Gleeson	GBR	5.70	5.70	69.88	69.47	2:19.35
21	Meyer / Elkuch	LIE	5.75		70.01
22	Asano / Sasaki	JPN	5.46		70.14
23	Stano / Michalski	POL	5.52		71.41
DSQ	Ljubisavljevic / Oberle	SRB	5.67		70.74		DSQ