Snow halts bobsled, skeleton athletes’ drive for podium at World Cup
WINTERBERG, Germany — A finicky track, blowing winds and heavy snow determined the results at the men’s World Cup two-man bobsled and skeleton races on Saturday.
Coming off a career-best eighth-place finish last weekend, Calgary’s Barrett Martineau was the top Canadian in the skeleton race, clocking a two-run time of one minute 54.22 seconds to finish in 13th on the 1,330-metre track.
“I’m not overly satisfied with today’s result. I was aiming for better,” said Martineau. “I have very little experience here, and struggled on this track in the past. Being a really flat track means that you need to be perfect with the lines, and have the proper equipment to be fast.
“My push, and the sliding itself went well today. The real struggle with today was equipment, but this year is all about getting things figured out for next season. It’s a trial and error process to find out what works best on which tracks. I’ve gained some valuable information this race in order to become more competitive the next time I come back.”