Florschuetz, Friedrich share bobsled World Cup win

More sports January 05, 2013

Florschuetz, Friedrich share bobsled World Cup win

Photo: AP Francesco Friedrich, front, and Jannis Baecker celebrate in the finish area at the 2-men Bobsled World Cup in Altenberg, Germany, Saturday Jan. 5, 2013. Thomas Florschuetz Germany 2, and Francesco Friedrich Germany 1, shared victory and led a German sweep of the top three positions at a World Cup two-man bobsled event on Saturday. Olympic silver medallist Florschuetz and brakeman Kevin Kuske were inseparable from Germans Francesco Friedrich and Jannis Baecker after two runs. It was junior world champion Friedrich's first ever World Cup victory

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ALTENBERG, Germany (AP) — Thomas Florschuetz and Francesco Friedrich tied for the victory in a German sweep of the podium at a World Cup two-man bobsled event on Saturday.

Olympic silver medalist Florschuetz and brakeman Kevin Kuske were inseparable from Friedrich and Jannis Baecker after two runs. Both teams clocked 1 minute, 54.15 seconds. It was the first ever World Cup victory for Friedrich, a junior world champion.

Manuel Machata and brakemen Christian Poser were third in 1:54.76. Canada's Lyndon Rush and Lascelles Brown were fourth, seven-tenths of a second behind the winners.

Subjects
- Sports,
- Bobsledding,
- Men's bobsledding,
- Men's sports
Locations
- Germany,
- Western Europe,
- Europe

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