Canadian sleds finish fourth in women’s and men’s bobsled World Cup
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Canada’s Alysia Rissling and Heather Moyse and the team of Justin Kripps and Jesse Lumsden both finished fourth on Saturday in women’s and men’s World Cup bobsled action.
Rissling and Moyse, chalked up their best result in just four races together after finishing with a two-run time of two minutes 16.07 seconds on the world’s only non-refrigerated track.
“It feels great to finally have a good finish,” said Rissling. “I was so happy with my drives today, and we executed a new program at the start. It’s great knowing that when I string together consistent pushes, and drives, the results will be there.”
It was the best result for Edmonton’s Rissling since winning a bronze medal at the final World Cup race of her rookie season last year in Pyeongchang. This fall, the former varsity basketball player at the University of Alberta teamed up with two-time Olympic gold medallist, Heather Moyse of Summerside, P.E.I., to bring additional experience in the sled for her first run to the Olympic Winter Games. It has taken time for the second-year pilot and veteran brakeman to click in their drive to the podium.