Canada’s Lyndon Rush and Lascelles Brown had their best result of the season, finishing just off the podium in the World Cup two-man bobsleigh competition at St. Moritz, Switzerland on Saturday.
The pair teamed up to clock a time of 2:13.77 at the birthplace of the sport and the longest track in the world — just 0.37 seconds behind the winner.
Canada’s team of Chris Spring and Jesse Lumsden also had a solid showing in sixth spot at 2:13.98 while Justin Kripps and Bryan Barnett placed 16th.
Swtizerland’s Beat Hefti and Alex Baumann defended their home track, winning the gold at 2:13.40.
The following day, in four-man World Cup competition, Rush’s team which includes Lascelles Brown, Neville Wright and David Bissett, was ninth at 2:10.43 which was 0.91 seconds more than the winning Latvian team.
The Canadian team of Chris Spring, Jesse Lumsden, Ben Coakwell and Cody Sorensen slid just shy of their first podium this year, placing fourth at 2:10.11.
The next World Cup races take place at Igls Austria this weekend.