Johannes Lochner and Laura Nolte deliver bobsleigh wins as Germany enjoy World Cup success at St Moritz
BySportsbeat
Updated 14/01/2024 at 17:52 GMT
Johannes Lochner's four-man bobsleigh team won World Cup gold at St Moritz in record time, crossing the line in one minute and 4.28 seconds. Elsewhere, there was also a triumph for Germany in the women's discipline, as Olympic gold medallist Laura Nolte's crew snatched victory by 0.08 seconds. The Bobsleigh World Cup heads to Lillehammer, Norway for racing on January 27.
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Germany's Johannes Lochner led his team to a track record and four-man gold at St Moritz.
Pilot Lochner, Florian Bauer, Erec Bruckert and Georg Fleischhauer scorched down the Olympia Bobrun in a winning time of one minute and 4.28 seconds.
That made it three wins from five four-man World Cups for Team Lochner; a start record and an all-time best clocking at the historic venue.
Olympic and world champion Francesco Friedrich settled for silver with Emils Cipulis helping Latvia take bronze.
In the two-woman race, Olympic gold medallist Laura Nolte of Germany claimed victory by a margin of just 0.08 seconds.
Nolte and Neele Schuten's superb run relegated compatriots Lisa Buckwitz and Lauryn Sieberet to silver, with Switzerland's Melanie Hasler and Mara Morell taking bronze in front of a home crowd.
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