Humphries and Kripps guide Canada to gold medals at bobsled World Cup
Posted Jan 6, 2018 03:46:46 PM.
Last Updated Jan 6, 2018 03:53:32 PM.
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ALTENBERG, Germany – Bobsledders Kaillie Humphries and Justin Kripps guided Canada to a golden sweep in record fashion Saturday at the Altenberg World Cup.
Humphries and Phylicia George set a track record en route to victory in the women’s race while Kripps and Alex Kopacz set two start records before finishing first in the men’s competition.
“This is just an absolutely huge day for our program and especially great to do it in Altenberg,” said Bobsleigh Canada high-performance director Chris Le Bihan. “This is one of the hardest gold medals to get on the World Cup. To show up in the Lion’s Den here in Germany and be able to perform and win is the real deal.”
It was Humphries’ third victory of the World Cup season and her first with George in the sled. They opened with a record time of 56.22 seconds and finished the two runs in 1:52.62.
“It feels really good and we are happy with the performance,” Humphries said. “Phylicia and I worked really hard during the Christmas break. To be able to come out and perform, in only Phylicia’s second race, is great.
“We made big gains today with good pushes and I’m happy with how I drove. We are happy to walk away with the track record and we know there is lots of room to grow.”
