Friedrich seals overall four-man title as Rutherford makes IBSF World Cup debut
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- 10 Jan 2022
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Friedrich won the season title with a race to spare after securing a seventh victory on the trot as part of a dominant German quartet.
With Thorsten Margis, Candy Bauer and Alexander Schueller, Friedrich’s team posted a winning time of 1min 49.08sec after runs of 54.40sec and 54.68.
Friedrich tops the four-man standings on 1,350 points - 229 ahead of Canada's Justin Kripps who is unable to catch the German.
Brad Hall, Taylor Lawrence, Nick Gleeson and Greg Cackett of Britain came second in Winterberg with 1:49.50, while United States pilot Hunter Church celebrated his second podium finish of the four-man season with Joshua Williamson, Kristopher Horn and Charles Volker in 1:49.54.
Rutherford, who claimed gold in the men's long jump at the London 2012 Olympic Games, is aiming to make the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics after making the switch to bobsleigh.
The 35-year-old teamed up with Lamin Deen, Sam Blanchet, Luke Dawes but that British team finished 17th.
European champion Laura Nolte of Germany secured her fourth two-woman victory of the season to boost her bid for the overall title.
Nolte and Deborah Levi won the penultimate stage of the season in 1:57.15 courtesy of a superb first run.
The German duo posted the quickest time in the opening heat with 58.95sec before coming fifth in the second run with 58.20 to take the title. Read More...
