Three Latvian bobsleigh doubles crews – Dāvis Kaufmanis / Ivo Dans Kleinbergs, Oskars Ķibermanis / Matīss Miknis and Ralfs Bērziņš and Arnis Bebrišs – will start the World Cup season in Sigulda on Saturday, completing the first stage competition.
Portal “Delfi” offers live broadcast of the competition text.
World Bobsleigh Cup for two on the Sigulda track
The women’s championship in Sigulda was previously won by the Olympic champion from Germany Mariama Jamanka, the second was the Austrian Katrīna Bairla, the third – the German Kima Kaliki.
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Initially, the start of the race was planned at 13:45, but there were small changes, so the crew will go on the track 15 minutes later. https://twitter.com/IBSFsliding/status/1330110608612741128
Russian, Swiss and Austrian crews will not be able to participate in the competition in Bobsleigh. https://www.delfi.lv/sports/news/winter_sports/bobsleigh/krievijas-bobslejistiem-pirms-sacensibam-sigulda-pozitivi-covid-19-testi.d?id=52672241
For Latvian athletes, the competition in Sigulda has started quite successfully. In Skeleton, Andy Steel won third place, but Martins Dukurs won convincingly.
Bobsleighers will also start the World Cup season in Sigulda. With the participation of 13 crews, the first stage of the competition will take place, three of which are from Latvia. Pilot Dāvis Kaufmanis with pusher Ivo Dan Kleinbergs will go with the second number on the track, Oskars Ķibermanis and Matīs Miknis will have the seventh number, but Ralph Bērziņš and Arnis Bebrišs will have the tenth number.
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