Canada’s Kripps and Spring finish fourth and fifth in four-man bobsled World Cup
WINTERBERG, Germany — Two of Canada’s top bobsleds plowed through heavy snow and a deep international field to finish in the top-five on Sunday at a World Cup event in Winterberg, Germany.
Justin Kripps came up just short of the four-man podium, sliding to fourth spot for the third straight race. Building on the momentum of Saturday’s silver medal triumph in two-man action, Chris Spring slid to fifth spot.
Kripps of Summerland, B.C., along with his crew of Jesse Lumsden (Burlington, Ont.), Alex Kopacz (London, Ont.), and Seyi Smith (Ottawa) battled through the heavy snow in Winterberg to clock a fourth-place time of one minute 49.52 seconds.
“It’s great to see that we’re consistently in the hunt, and I feel we have the tools to win,” said the 30-year-old Kripps. “In snow races like this it can be a bit of luck. The key for us is to excel at what we can control – to push fast and keep the sled as straight as possible.”