Mapp Wins Second in a Row

From Igls, AUT

(Jan. 18, 2018) Corie Mapp won his second race in as many events, this time taking gold in Igls.

The British slider came into the second heat .13 behind Latvian Alvils Brants. Mapp’s second run was the fastest of both heats, putting the pressure on Brants.

Brants looked to have the race in hand, quicker at every split on his second run until trouble at the bottom of the track dropped him out of the lead and back into second place as he crossed the line.

The final margin of victory was .08.

Swiss slider Christopher Stewart finished third, moving up from fourth into bronze. Behind him, Lonnie Bissonnette fell from third to fourth after a tough second run dropped him out of the medals.

Pier Alberto Buccoliero of Italy finished fifth, moving up from tenth in his second run in his first IBSF Para-Bobsled race. Hermann Ellmauer of Austria finished sixth.

Results:

Pos Names Nation Bib Run 1 Run 2 Total
1 Corie Mapp GBR 7 58.74 58.83 1:57.57
2 Alvils Brants LAT 19 58.61 59.04 1:57.65
3 Christopher Stewart SUI 10 58.94 58.86 1:57.80
4 Lonnie Bissonnette CAN 9 58.88 59.26 1:58.14
5 Pier Alberto Buccoliero ITA 8 59.28 59.97 1:58.25
6 Hermann Ellmauer AUT 15 59.03 59.24 1:58.27
7 Sebastian Westin SWE 14 59.41 58.87 1:58.28
8 Annija Krumina LAT 16 59.14 59.18 1:58.32
9 Andreas Kapfinger AUT 18 59.23 59.13 1:58.36
10 Lauris Zutis LAT 11 59.02 59.36 1:58.38
11 Arturs Klots LAT 20 59.31 59.08 1:58.39
12 Johann Nikolai GER 5 59.28 59.20 1:58.48
13 Guro Konstanse Fronsdal NOR 17 59.36 59.15 1:58.51
14 Dave Nicholls USA 3 59.10 59.43 1:58.53
15 Fabrizio Caselli ITA 2 59.33 59.58 1:58.91
16 Kenneth Jøorgensen NOR 12 59.74 59.38 1:59.12
17 Siri Malene Valle NOR 1 59.85 59.34 1:59.19
18 Jason Sauer AUS 4 59.66 59.65 1:59.31
19 Christ Rasmussen USA 13 59.75 59.62 1:59.37
20 Vytautas Balsys LTU 6 65.65 65.09 2:10.74