Germans Schneiderheinze and Drazek win gold
CBC Sports Posted: Feb 13, 2016 11:39 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 13, 2016 11:40 AM ET
Canadian bobsleigh icon Kaillie Humphries and teammate Melissa Lotholz won silver at the world bobsleigh championships in Igls, Austria, Saturday.
The pair slid to a four-run combined time of three minutes, 32.71 seconds – 0.33 seconds behind the golden German pair of Anja Schneiderheinze and Annika Drazek. Both teams bested defending champions Elana Meyers Taylor and Lauren Gibbs from the United States, who finished 0.49 behind the Germans for bronze.
The Germans took a wire-to-wire win, setting a track record time of 52.94 in their opening run. It was Schneiderheinze's first world championship win as a driver.
Humphries is a two-time Olympic gold medallist and won at the world championships in 2012 and 2013.
Other Canadian pairs of Alyssia Rissling and Julia Corrente, and Christine De Bruin and Cynthia Appiah finished 13th and 16th, respectively.
The bobsleigh world championships continues Sunday.
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