Summerland bobsleigh athlete Justin Kripps and his crew earned a silver medal in World Cub bobsleigh competition in Altenberg, Germany, last Sunday.
The team consisted of Cam Stones, Ryan Sommer, Ben Caockwell and Kripps, the pilot of the team.
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The course is considered one of the toughest in the world. The Canadian team finished with a two-run time of 1:49:16.
The Canadian sled finished .28 seconds behind Germany鈥檚 Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis, Alexander Schueller and Martin Grothkopp who won the gold with a time of 1:48.88. Russsia鈥檚 Rostislav Gaitiukevich, Aleksei Laptev, Mikhail Mordasov and Pavel Travkin rounded out the podium in third at 1:49.23.
It was the third four-man podium this season for the Canucks who are ranked second overall in the World Cup four-man standings. They also won the bronze at stops in Igls, Austria, and last weekend in Winterberg.
鈥淚 have never medalled here in the four-man so this was really big for us,鈥� said Kripps.
鈥淲e crashed in training this week, and it was pretty hard for me to go do another run to qualify because I was pretty beat up so this one is extra special.鈥�
This is the third four-man podium finish for the Canadians this season.
The team is ranked second overall in the World Cup four-man standings.
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