Ivanova Cruises to Whistler Victory

From Whistler, CAN

Dec. 13, 2019 – Russian Tatyana Ivanova didn’t need a huge comeback to win gold like she had earlier in the season. She simply cruised to victory in Whistler.

Tatyana Ivanova (Courtesy FIL TV)

Ivanova was the quickest off the top in the first heat, and only .003 off the fast start in the second heat. At the bottom of the track she was unmatched, setting the two fastest times of the whole race on her way to a .191 victory over German Anna Berreiter.

Ivanova was the quickest woman at every split save for the second start.

For Berreiter, the silver medal was a career-best the the World Cup level.

Viktoriia added to a banner day for Russia in Whistler with a bronze medal, jumping up from eighth into the medals.

Julia Taubitz, the winner of the first two World Cup races of the season, finished just out of the medals in fourth. while Jessica Tiebel finished fifth.

Andrea Vötter came into the second heat with a shot at her first World Cup medal in third, but struggled on her second run to finish sixth.

For the United States, Emily Sweeney led the way with a seventh place effort. Teammates Ashley Farquharson and Brittney Arndt finished 18th and 19th, separated by .001, while Summer Britcher had trouble at the top of her first run and finished 28th.

Canada couldn’t quite work their way into the top ten on the only active track in Canada. Carolyn Maxwell finished 12th to lead the way, while Makena Hodgson finished 14th and Brooke Apshkrum 16th. Trinity Ellis finished 20th to round out the Canadian effort.

Results:

Pos Name Nation Bib Start 1 Start 2 Run 1 Run 2 Total
1 Tatyana Ivanova RUS 25 3.361 3.368 38.736 38.642 1:17.378
2 Anna Berreiter GER 16 3.372 3.365 38.745 38.824 1:17.569
3 Viktoriia Demchenko RUS 24 3.401 3.386 38.868 38.731 1:17.599
4 Julia Taubitz GER 28 3.420 3.406 38.826 38.783 1:17.609
5 Jessica Tiebel GER 22 3.414 3.411 38.827 38.803 1:17.630
6 Andrea Vötter ITA 27 3.373 3.396 38.794 38.873 1:17.667
7 Emily Sweeney USA 20 3.400 3.397 38.862 38.850 1:17.712
8 Ekaterina Katnikova RUS 26 3.408 3.416 38.922 38.874 1:17.796
9 Eliza Cauce LAT 19 3.376 3.381 38.932 38.866 1:17.798
10 Cheyenne Rosenthal GER 15 3.426 3.394 38.951 38.849 1:17.800
11 Kendija Aparjode LAT 21 3.391 3.397 38.987 38.856 1:17.843
12 Carolyn Maxwell CAN 12 3.368 3.369 38.969 38.912 1:17.881
13 Natalie Maag SUI 18 3.403 3.402 38.982 38.930 1:17.912
14 Makena Hodgson CAN 8 3.419 3.418 38.976 38.938 1:17.914
15 Madeleine Egle AUT 6 3.386 3.381 38.919 39.051 1:17.970
16 Brooke Apshkrum CAN 14 3.425 3.433 39.001 38.974 1:17.975
17 Raluca Stramaturaru ROU 10 3.399 3.406 39.047 38.948 1:17.995
18 Ashley Farquharson USA 11 3.421 3.451 39.144 38.938 1:18.082
19 Brittney Arndt USA 9 3.422 3.426 39.032 39.051 1:18.083
20 Trinity Ellis CAN 13 3.414 3.417 39.117 38.978 1:18.095
21 Veronica Ravenna ARG 5 3.458 3.460 39.082 39.121 1:18.203
22 Ekaterina Baturina RUS 17 3.382 3.385 38.846 39.364 1:18.210
23 Olena Stetskiv UKR 7 3.423 3.420 39.250 39.186 1:18.436
24 Katarina Simonakova SVK 3 3.427 3.426 39.355 39.109 1:18.464
25 Klaudia Domaradzka POL 2 3.419 3.414 39.228 39.276 1:18.504
26 Ulla Zirne LAT 4 3.535 3.430 39.689 39.047 1:18.736
27 Hannah Prock AUT 1 3.417 3.411 39.667 39.676 1:19.343
28 Summer Britcher USA 23 3.437 3.411 40.641 38.824 1:19.465