Team Kripps celebrates silver for their first medal of the season

Team Kripps slid to silver during the first four-man bobsleigh event of the season on Sunday at Winterberg, Germany.

For their sixth four-man podium win since 2018, the team of Justin Kripps, Ryan Sommer, Benjamin Coakwell, and Cam Stones received a two-run time of 1:48.70 seconds for second place. Canada saw a faster first-run than their second with a difference of .14 seconds.

Known to be a more difficult track with 15 corners, this is the crew’s first-ever World Cup podium in Winterberg. The silver medal also marks Kripps’ ninth career four-man win as Pilot.

The home team was the team to beat, although Team Germany earned two of the fastest run-times to celebrate gold (1:48.13).  Austria won bronze with a time of 1:48.89 seconds.

Next weekend the IBSF World Cup will be located in St. Moritz, Switzerland.