From Calgary, Canada
Using a bit of home-track advantage, the Humphries/Ciochetti CAN1 sled has a tenth of a second advantage over second place GER2 Schneiderheinze/Thöene sled. The early part of the CAN1 run had a sizable skid off the first turn, so there’s actually room for some improvement. Martini just has to finish 10th or better to clinch the World Cup crown for the 2011/2012 season.
Third and fourth are also German sleds, with Kiriasis leading Martini by .26. Tied for fourth with Martini is the Upperton/Brown CAN2 sled.
American teams currently sit 9th (Schaaf), 13th (Greubel) and 16th (Hill).
| Pos | Names | Nation | Draw | Run 1 |
| 1 | Humphries/Ciochetti | CAN 1 | 10 | 56.62 |
| 2 | Schneiderheinze/Thöene | GER 3 | 3 | 56.72 |
| 3 | Kiriasis/Lammert | GER 1 | 4 | 56.75 |
| 4 | Martini/Tischer | GER 2 | 7 | 57.01 |
| 4 | Uppterton/Brown | CAN 2 | 15 | 57.01 |
| 6 | Walker/Cooke | GBR 1 | 9 | 57.05 |
| 7 | Meyer/Walser | SUI 1 | 1 | 57.26 |
| 8 | Fedorova/Ismailova | RUS 2 | 2 | 57.26 |
| 9 | Schaaf/Azevedo | USA 1 | 6 | 57.40 |
| 10 | Tambovtseva/Udobkina | RUS 1 | 5 | 57.52 |
| 11 | Hengster/Versen | AUT 1 | 8 | 57.64 |
| 12 | Radjenovic/Hedge | AUS 1 | 11 | 57.85 |
| 13 | Greubel/Bernstein | USA 2 | 13 | 57.90 |
| 14 | Tokovaya/Pahmutova | RUS 3 | 12 | 58.02 |
| 15 | Patterson/O’Brien | CAN 3 | 14 | 58.25 |
| 16 | Hill/Vogt | USA 3 | 16 | 59.14 |
