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Canada’s Lotholz, Sieben declare bobsled bronze in Global Cup ultimate
Canada’s Melissa Lotholz and Skylar Sieben claimed bronze of their two-woman bobsled race on the ultimate Global Cup tournament of the season on Sunday.
The outcome got here after a last-minute resolution to insert Sieben for Leah Walkeden because the brakewoman in Lotholz’s sled. Walkeden made up our minds to withdraw Sunday after fighting sickness all week.
Lotholz, a two-time Olympian from Barrhead, Alta., earned her first podium in 20 Global Cup begins as a pilot. She has 19 Global Cup and global championship medals as a brakewoman.
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Lotholz and Sieben, of Cochrane, Alta., completed 0.96 seconds in the back of gold medallists Laura Nolte and Deborah Levi of Germany, who additionally crowned the rostrum on the 2022 Olympics.
Fellow Germans Lisa Buckwitz and Neele Schuten had been 0.20 seconds again of the lead in 2nd.
Nolte is the total Global Cup winner in two-woman bobsled for a 3rd consecutive season.
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