From Whistler, Germany
Alexsandr Zubkov put down great, clean run, and his time of 51.21 is .11 ahead of his teammate Sergei Kasjanov and two-man winner Lyndon Rush. The fastest German sled, piloted by Max Arndt, sits just .04 behind the top three.
The second pack of sleds are just under a half second back. Bertazzo, Machata and Butner all had clean runs with a small bump here or there. Flawless run will give one of these sleds a top-five in the second heat.
American Nick Cunningham is just behind teammate Butner with a 52.19, while Canadian Justin Kripps had one skid that cost him a few tenths, he sits 11th after heat 1.
| Pos | Pilot | Nation | Draw | Run 1 |
| 1 | Zubkov | RUS 1 | 7 | 51.21 |
| 2 | Kasjanov | RUS 2 | 1 | 51.32 |
| 2 | Rush | CAN 1 | 8 | 51.32 |
| 4 | Arndt | GER 1 | 9 | 51.36 |
| 5 | Bertazzo | ITA 1 | 3 | 51.80 |
| 6 | Machata | GER 2 | 6 | 51.85 |
| 7 | Butner | USA 1 | 2 | 51.96 |
| 8 | Cunningham | USA 2 | 11 | 52.19 |
| 9 | Jackson | GBR 1 | 5 | 52.26 |
| 10 | Istrate | ROU 1 | 4 | 52.28 |
| 11 | Kripps | CAN 2 | 13 | 52.31 |
| 12 | Kupczyk | POL 1 | 10 | 52.39 |
| 13 | Won | KOR 1 | 12 | 52.44 |
| 14 | Spence | AUS 2 | 14 | 53.04 |
