Canada’s Cynthia Appiah secured the silver medal in the women’s monobob event at the IBSF World Cup held in Winterberg, Germany this past Saturday, achieving her career-best performance. Hailing from Toronto, Appiah completed the two heats with a total time of one minute and 58.53 seconds. This marked her first monobob medal of the season in the World Cup and her eighth career medal in the discipline.
Expressing her joy, Appiah stated, “This feels amazing. It feels like a huge weight has been lifted off my back.” The gold was claimed by Germany’s Laura Nolte, finishing in 1:58.37, securing her second World Cup win of the season in monobob and her fifth medal in five attempts. Another German competitor, Lisa Buckwitz, took home the bronze with a time of 1:58.57.
Initially in fourth place after the first heat, Appiah climbed two spots by delivering the fastest run (59.38) in the final heat. She remarked, “It’s great to have the fastest run again. It’s something I haven’t had since the last Olympic season. To have the fastest down time in the second run, especially on a German track where you know it’s going to be a tough battle, is huge.”
Former Canadian athlete Kaillie Humphries represented the United States with a respectable fifth-place finish. Melissa Lotholz from Barrhead, Alta., tied with American Elana Meyers Taylor for sixth place, while the reigning world champion, Kaysha Love from the U.S., settled for eighth place.
