Canada’s Cynthia Appiah secured a silver medal in the women’s monobob event at the IBSF World Cup held in Winterberg, Germany. Appiah, hailing from Toronto, completed the competition with a total time of one minute and 58.53 seconds over two runs. This achievement matched her previous best performance in the sport. She expressed her elation by stating, “This feels amazing. It feels like a huge weight has been lifted off my back.”
The gold medal was claimed by Germany’s Laura Nolte, who finished in 1:58.37, marking her second victory in the monobob World Cup this season and her fifth medal out of five attempts. Another German athlete, Lisa Buckwitz, secured the bronze medal with a time of 1:58.57.
Appiah initially stood in fourth place after the first run but managed to climb two spots after delivering the fastest run time of 59.38 seconds in the final heat. Reflecting on her achievement, she remarked, “It’s great to have the fastest run again. It’s something I haven’t had since the last Olympic season. To have the fastest down time in the second run, especially on a German track where you know it’s going to be a tough battle, is huge.”
Former Canadian competitor Kaillie Humphries represented the United States with a commendable fifth-place finish. Melissa Lotholz from Barrhead, Alberta, tied with American Elana Meyers Taylor for sixth place, while the reigning world champion, Kaysha Love from the U.S., settled for eighth place.