Bree Walker has finished the monobob World Cup season in spectacular fashion, winning back-to-back races on the Lillehammer track over the past seven days, and earning her a second place ranking on the final IBSF Monobob World Cup standings for the second consecutive year.
She made an impressive start on the 1994 Olympic track in Norway, setting the second fastest push time. This speed at the top and her superior driving skills combined to set a new track record, winning the first run in 54.01 seconds, 0.09 second ahead of Canadian Cynthia Appiah.
In the final run with the track slowing down Bree had the last run of the event and was able to maintain her lead with the fourth fastest time, in 54.56 seconds, and a combined time of 1:48.51, in first place. Ahead of Appiah by 0.15 and German Lisa Buckwitz 0.16 behind in third place.
The 2022 Olympian now has three World Cup monobob victories and 13 career podiums.
“Super happy to go back-to-back here in Lillehammer,” the 32-year-old from Queensland said.
“It’s a really fun track, I enjoy driving it and so today it was about going out there an executing two clean runs and stoked to come away with the win again.
“Feels so great to secure the second place Crystal Globe again, a big goal was to win a crystal globe again, so really happy that my consistency throughout the year has paid off.”
Also in action for Australia was fellow Queenslander Sarah Blizzard in 15th place.
On the final World Cup standings Bree is ranked second in the world on 1596 points, trailing Buckwitz by 41, who again won the title. Third on the standings was another German, Laura Nolte on 1555.
Bree will now team up with brakewoman Kiara Reddingius for the two-woman race in Lillehammer, and the final event of the World Cup season.
Following this competition, the bobsleigh world will travel to the USA for the World Championships in Lake Placid, New York. The monobob competition is on 8-9th March, and the two-woman event is scheduled for 15-16th March.
