Australia's bobsleigh women have continued their strong World Cup performances in a week of mixed fortunes for Australia's bob teams.
Australia's bobsleigh women have continued their strong World Cup performances in a week of mixed fortunes for Australia's bob teams.
Torino-bound bobsledders Astrid Loch-Wilkinson and Kylie Reed claimed a personal best result in the St Moritz World Cup, finishing in 14th place, three spots higher than their previous best effort recorded in Konigssee, Germany, the previous weekend.
The pair accounted for the number one Russian team along the way, adding insult to the injury they had caused the week before by ousting the Russian number two sled from a place in Torino.
Canadian Helen Upperton took the gold medal, the first of her career.
Australia's two man team also qualified a place in Torino when they won the North American Challenge Cup event in Konigsee.
But the four man bob team missed out in their North American Challenge Cup event, edged out by Brazil and New Zealand in the race for the two remaining spots in the Torino line-up.
Torino-bound bobsledders Astrid Loch-Wilkinson and Kylie Reed claimed a personal best result in the St Moritz World Cup, finishing in 14th place, three spots higher than their previous best effort recorded in Konigssee, Germany, the previous weekend.
The pair accounted for the number one Russian team along the way, adding insult to the injury they had caused the week before by ousting the Russian number two sled from a place in Torino.
Canadian Helen Upperton took the gold medal, the first of her career.
Australia's two man team also qualified a place in Torino when they won the North American Challenge Cup event in Konigsee.
But the four man bob team missed out in their North American Challenge Cup event, edged out by Brazil and New Zealand in the race for the two remaining spots in the Torino line-up.
