Justin Kripps and Bryan Barnett definitely feel at home in the land of Bavaria.
The Canadian bobsledding duo won their second career world cup medal, both on the Konigssee track, when they slid through dumping snow to the bronze-medal stop on the podium Saturday in Germany.
“I had good start times and good runs so everything came together,” said Kripps in a press release. “I love Konigssee. I like the flow of the track. There is a great atmosphere here with lots of fans. The music is playing and the track just fits my driving style.”
The Summerland native and Edmonton’s Barnett first broke through onto the world cup bobsleigh podium a year ago when they captured the gold in Konigssee, just weeks before the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. The determined Canucks were at it again on Saturday, charging to a third-place finish with a two-run time of one minute, 42.19 seconds.
“I feel confident on all the tracks we race, but I just have a good feeling here,” added Kripps. “I am able to blast out of those S curves with lots of speed and you need to do that to be successful here. It is a relatively short track so if you drive those S curves well you can be good here. I just seem to have good rhythm and carry my speed to the bottom.”