Canadian men nab silver at bobsled world championship
Germany's Thorsten Margis, third left, and Francesco Friedrich, right, hold up the trophy after winning the two-man bobsleigh event at the Bobsleigh World Championships while posing for a photograph with second-place finishers, Canada's Cameron Stones, left, of Whitby, Ont., and Justin Kripps, second left, of Summerland, B.C., in Whistler, B.C., on Saturday, March 2, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckWHISTLER, B.C.
"The Germans don't have rebuild years," Kripps said. "They're steady. They have the fastest sleds, the best pushes and a great driver.""I want to train harder to be the one who the other guys must beat and I think I did it good," the 28-year-old said.Saturday final race was an emotional one for Edmonton's Neville Wright. The veteran brakeman and pilot Chris Spring of Calgary finished fourth with a time of 3:25.
Canada's Nick Poloniato and Ben Coakwell did not qualify for the final heat after a crash during their second run on Friday. But the new milestone didn't hold up for long. Americans Elana Meyers Taylor and Lake Kwaza smashed that time with a 52.48 first run. The pair sat in second place after Saturday's races.
"Whatever happens at the Olympics -- whether your wildest dreams come true or it's a complete catastrophe or somehow both -- you go through this kind of 'It's come and gone' kind of feeling," she said.Lotholz is back to her previous job as a brakeman at the world championships in Whistler, but is embracing a new role, mentoring Hol.
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