Kripps cruises to bobsleigh gold in Germany on his birthday

Justin Kripps and Alexander Kopacz slid to a gold medal on Saturday at a World Cup event from Altenberg, Germany. The gold medal was the first of the season for Kripps, who has finished with silver three times already this season. He also broke a 14-year-old track start record, clocking in at 1:49.21 — and he did all of […]

Justin Kripps guides Canada to 4-man bobsleigh silver

Justin Kripps helped Canada glide onto the podium at the bobsleigh World Cup competition in Innsbruck, Austria, on Sunday.  The pilot, along with Alexander Kopacz, Jesse Lumsden, and Oluseyi Smith, came away with silver in the four-man event, while Johannes Lochner and Francesco Friedrich guided Germany to gold and bronze, respectively. ​Lochner posted a two-run time […]

Canada's Kripps, Lumsden slide to silver at bobsleigh worlds

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