Walker Wins Monobob Gold in Igls

From Igls, AUT

(Dec. 12, 2020) – Breeana Walker continued her domination of the monobob discipline, winning gold in her first Monobob World Series race of the sseason.

Breeana Walker (Courtesy IBSF TV)

Walker’s two runs were the two fastest of the race on her way to a .44 victory over Germany’s Laura Nolte. Walker also had the two fastest pushes of the race.

The gold for Walker is her sixth in eight IBSF monobob races, with the previous races all being held as a “Women’s Monobob Event”.

Nolte finished second in her first ever official monobob race, while Kati Beierl continued a great start to the IBSF season with her second Monobob World Series bronze to go with a silver and a fourth place finish in two-woman bobsled.

Melanie Hasler finished fourth, just ahead of Mica McNeill, who finished fifth in her third monobob race. In her previous two attempts she won two bronze medals.

Romania’s Andreea Grecu finished sixth for her second top six in two Women’s Monobob World Series races.

The United States, Canada, China, and Korea are all sitting out the first portion of the season due in part to COVID-19 travel restrictions and will return to World Cup action after the holiday break.

Results:

Pos Name Nation Bib Start 1 Start 2 Run 1 Run 2 Total
1 Breeana Walker AUS 6 5.86 5.87 55.60 55.48 1:51.08
2 Laura Nolte GER 7 5.91 5.89 55.80 55.72 1:51.52
3 Katrin Beierl AUT 3 6.03 6.00 55.83 55.81 1:51.64
4 Melanie Hasler SUI 1 5.99 5.96 55.98 55.94 1:51.92
5 Mica McNeill GBR 8 6.05 6.05 56.08 56.05 1:52.13
6 Andreea Grecu ROU 2 5.90 5.90 56.15 56.06 1:52.21
7 Kim Kalicki GER 10 5.96 5.96 56.17 56.12 1:52.29
8 Mariama Jamanka GER 5 5.97 5.98 56.12 56.44 1:52.56
9 Margot Boch FRA 9 6.13 6.12 56.58 56.27 1:52.85
DNS Martina Fontanive SUI 4 DNS DNS