Bree Walker has turn into the primary Australian to win a bobsleigh World Cup gold medal following her victory within the ladies’s monobob occasion in Lake Placid.
Walker’s triumph noticed her safe second place on the ultimate World Cup monobob standings with 1,549 factors, one of the best end-of-season rating of her profession.
Germany’s Lisa Buckwitz topped the rankings with 1,644 factors.
Walker set a observe document in Lake Placid together with her first run, clocking 59.22 seconds.
She recorded 59.45 in her second and closing run to complete forward of American Elana Meyers Taylor on the mixed two-run occasions, with Canada’s Cynthia Appiah inserting third.
The outcome gave Walker her fifth World Cup medal of the season.
“It feels wonderful, I got here into this week figuring out that I could be aggressive and to return away with a win is the absolute best approach I might finish the monobob season, I’m so glad,” Walker mentioned.
“Heading into the second run I knew I needed to execute what I did within the first run.
“Once I crossed the road I could not even see the time or know the place I had completed, however I knew it was an excellent run and I might be within the medals, however even higher that it is the win.”
Walker will workforce up with brakewoman Kiara Reddingius within the two-woman occasion in Lake Placid.
