Tyrolean Markus Treichl and his crew Sascha Stepan, Markus Sammer and Sebastian Mitterer took fifth place in the home bobsleigh World Cup in Innsbruck-Igls on Saturday. The quartet was fourth after the first heat, fell back one place in the second and ended up 0.51 seconds behind the victorious Germany’s Francesco Friedrich. Second place went to Great Britain with Brad Hall (+0.19), third place to Germany with Johannes Lochner (+0.34).
“We had a great first run, in the second we made a few small mistakes,” said Treichl. Another four-man competition is on the program on Sunday. “Full attack again, we want to fight at the front.”
Buckitz wins mono competition
The German Lisa Buckwitz got her first Monobob World Cup victory on Saturday in Innsbruck-Igls. After a track record in heat one, she won 0.18 seconds ahead of Australia’s Breeana Walker and 0.22 seconds ahead of Canada’s Cynthia Appiah.
The 23-year-old Tyrolean Lea Haslwanter finished 15th among 16 athletes in her World Cup debut, 2.87 seconds behind Buckwitz.
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