Canada’s Humphries takes gold in season-opening bobsled World Cup
WHISTLER, B.C. — Canadian bobsled star Kaillie Humphries added another gold medal to her trophy case Saturday, finishing first in the season-opening World Cup on the track where she won her first Olympic gold six years ago.
Humphries, of Calgary, and brakeman Cynthia Appiah of Toronto had a two-run total time of one minute 46.53 seconds at the Whistler Sliding Center, also breaking the track’s start record Humphries previously set during the 2010 Olympic Games with a push time of 5.09 seconds.
It was Humphries’ and Appiah’s first race as a pair, and Appiah’s first-ever appearance in a two-woman World Cup event.
“I’m just really happy with how Cynthia and I performed,” said Humphries. “I had two good runs from the driving perspective, we pushed really well – a start record – so overall that’s more what I’m excited about, regardless of the result. It was a tough race and tough competition…. I love this place, this is my favourite track on tour, so great to start off on a win but I’m more happy with our performance than anything.”