FIBT World Cup - Round 5 - Women's Skeleton

From Königssee, Germany

For the first time in a while, the women’s skeleton athletes have near-perfect weather for their event. Benefiting from the nice weather is Shelley Rudman, who had an unfortunate time with snowy weather earlier in the year. Rudman leads by .15 over German Marion Thees. Katharina Heinz looked to have a good run, but the speed just wasn’t there, and she sits a half-second out of gold, but only a hundredth ahead of World Cup point leader Mellisa Hollingsworth.

Americans Katie Uhlaender, Anne O’Shea and Kimber Gabryszak sit 5th, 13th and 19th, while Canadians Mellisa Hollingsworth, Amy Gough and Sarah Reid are 4th, 11th and 14th.

Pos	Name	Nation	Draw	Run 1
1	Shelley Rudman	GBR	4	53.26
2	Marion Thees	GER	3	53.41
3	Katharina Heinz	GER	1	53.76
4	Mellisa Hollingsworth	CAN	6	53.77
5	Katie Uhlaender	USA	11	53.83
6	Anja Huber	GER	9	53.89
7	Emma Lincoln-Smith	AUS	10	54.12
8	Elizabeth Yarnold	GBR	14	54.27
9	Lucy Katherine Chaffer	AUS	12	54.48
10	Maria Orlova	RUS	13	54.51
11	Amy Gough	CAN	5	54.58
12	Janine Flock	AUT	16	54.59
13	Anne O’Shea	USA	2	54.64
14	Sarah Reid	CAN	7	54.69
15	Olga Potylitsina	RUS	8	54.73
16	Marina Gilardoni	SUI	21	54.76
17	Olga Nikandrova	RUS	18	54.85
18	Barbara Hosch	SUI	23	54.90
19	Kimber Gabryszak	USA	20	54.93
20	Katharine Eustace	NZL	19	54.98
21	Lelde Priedulena	LAT	24	54.99
22	Nozomi Komuro	JPN	17	55.03
23	Joska Le Conte	NED	15	55.08
24	Michaela Glaesser	CZE	25	55.32
25	Maria Marinela Mazilu	ROU	22	55.36
26	Delia Andreea Ivas	ROU	26	56.37