As expected, the Americans use their home advantage in Lake Placid.
Monobob world champion Laura Nolte fought a good starting point for a medal at the World Cup in Lake Placid after two out of four runs. The 26-year-old is the best German in third place, 0.25 seconds behind the leading Kaysha Love from the USA. Overall World Cup winner Lisa Buckwitz (Oberhof) had significantly greater problems in the demanding Olympic ice channel from 1932 and 1980 and is seventh at half-time (+0.50).
“I am very satisfied. But I am annoyed that I ran too short in the first run, so I left something at the start time,” said Nolte, looking forward to special support: “My parents flew across, that’s really crazy and so cool. It is very nice that they are there.”
The third starter of the BOB and SCHLOTENBEIGE for Germany (BSD), Kim Kalicki (Wiesbaden/+1.12), only took 13th place after the first day of the competition. “Unfortunately, that was very disappointing and not the way I imagined it,” said Kalicki: “The start was okay, the journey was good, we don’t know exactly what it is. Tomorrow full throttle again, and maybe there will be a few places forward.”
At Mount van Hoevenberg, the North Americans used the training advantage on their home track and ensured a strong interim result. In addition to the lead in the lead, Elana Meyers Taylor (USA/4th), Cynthia Appiah (5th) and Kristen Bujnowski (both Canada/6.) Also have good chances of precious metal. The second is somewhat surprisingly the Austrian Katrin Beierl (+0.02).
The first medals in the bob will be awarded on Sunday from 3:30 p.m. (CET), then the final runs are in the two of the men. From 8.30 p.m. the decision is made in the Monobob. The competitions will take place in the two of the women and in the four of the men next weekend.