Canada’s Lotholz, Sieben claim bobsled bronze in World Cup final

Canada’s Melissa Lotholz and Skylar Sieben claimed bronze of their two-woman bobsled race on the ultimate World Cup occasion of the season on Sunday.

The end result got here after a last-minute resolution to insert Sieben for Leah Walkeden because the brakewoman in Lotholz’s sled. Walkeden determined to withdraw Sunday after battling sickness all week.

Lotholz, a two-time Olympian from Barrhead, Alta., earned her first podium in 20 World Cup begins as a pilot. She has 19 World Cup and world championship medals as a brakewoman.

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Lotholz and Sieben, of Cochrane, Alta., completed 0.96 seconds behind gold medallists Laura Nolte and Deborah Levi of Germany, who additionally topped the rostrum on the 2022 Olympics.

Fellow Germans Lisa Buckwitz and Neele Schuten have been 0.20 seconds again of the lead in second.

Nolte is the general World Cup winner in two-woman bobsled for a 3rd consecutive season.

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