Canada takes gold, silver as monobob makes its World Cup debut in Whistler

WHISTLER, B.C. — Canada’s Bianca Ribi captured gold medal in women’s monobob at the first bobsled World Cup event of the season in Whistler, B.C., Friday. 

The 26-year-old Winnipeg native finished the two-heat race with a time of one minute, 50.89 seconds.

Toronto’s Cynthia Appiah was 0.27 seconds behind and finished second, and American Kallie Humphries took bronze. 

Ribi’s first-place finish was threatened by Germany’s Laura Nolte, who appeared to be beating the Canadian’s time before crashing late in her second heat.