Canada’s Humphries wins silver at bobseld World Cup, remains overall leader
IGLS, Austria — Canadian bobsled star Kaillie Humphries won silver on Saturday at a women’s bobsled World Cup event.
Calgary’s Humphries and pusher Melissa Lotholz of Barrhead, Alta., posted the second fastest start and run times in both heats to lock up second place with a two-run time of one minute 46.39 seconds, 0.25 seconds behind Americans Elana Meyers Taylor and Lolo Jones, who won their fourth straight women’s race.
Jamie Greubel Poser and Aja Evans made it an American 1-3 finish, trailing the winners by 0.39.
“We had a few mistakes on our first push. Our sled came out of (start) groove about five metres in, and I had a tap in corner nine, so we really tried to correct those things in the second run,” said Humphries. “Overall it was a decent day. The pushes are really coming together for Melissa and I, and the velocity is great.”