Christine De Bruin of Edmonton, Alberta won two medals for Canada in bobsled events in Sigulda, Latvia this past weekend. On Saturday, she won the gold medal in the Women’s Monobob World Series, and then on Sunday, she won the bronze medal in the two-woman World Cup event alongside Kristen Bujnowski of London, Ontario.
De Bruin’s gold medal winning time in the women’s Monobob World Series was 1:48.12. Breeana Walker of Australia won the silver medal with a time of 1:48.68. Nadezhda Sergeeva of Russia won the bronze medal with a time of 1:48.70. De Bruin reached the podium by 0.62 seconds over Mingming Huai of China, who was in fourth place, with a time of 1:48.74.
This was De Bruin’s second World Cup win of the season in women’s monobob. She previously won in Altenberg, Germany on December 18. In the Women’s Monob World Series standings, De Bruin now leads with 1002 points. Cynthia Appiah of North York, Ontario is in second with 996 points.
In the two-woman World Cup, De Bruin and Bujnowski had a time of 1:42.12. They reached the podium by 0.16 seconds over Huai and Xuan Wang of China, who had a fourth place time of 1:42.28. Elana Meyers Taylor and Lake Kwazaka of the United States won the gold medal with a time of 1:41.88. Mica McNeill and Adele Nicoll of Great Britain silver medal with a time of 1:42.10. De Bruin is in second place among World Cup women’s bobsled drivers with 1088 points. Meyers Taylor leads with 1129 points. The medals for De Bruin and Bujnowski will give them confidence as they prepare for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing.
