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Moyse helps push Canada to World Cup bobsleigh win in Germany

Winners of Team Canada 1 with pilot Kaillie Humphries, right, and Heather Moyse celebrate during the flower ceremony at the FIBT Women Bobsleigh World Cup competition in Altenberg, Germany, Saturday. (AP Photo/Matthias Rietschel)

Published on December 19th, 2009; Published on June 19th, 2010
The Canadian Press

Canadian teams capture gold, silver medals in competition

Topics :: Germany , Canada , Calgary

ALTENBERG, Germany - Canada captured a gold and silver medal Saturday at a women's World Cup bobsleigh event Saturday.
Kallie Humphries of Calgary and Heather Moyse of Summerside, P.E.I., posted a time of one minute 53.60 second to capture the gold, finishing 0.43 seconds ahead of Helen Upperton of Calgary and Edmonton's Jennifer Ciochetti.
Americans Shauna Rohback and Michelle Rzepka took third.
Humphries and Moyse posted a track-record time of 56.79 seconds in their first run. In their second round, the Canadians had a start time of 5.74 seconds to shave .03 seconds off the previous best.
Andre Lange and Kevin Kuske of Germany won the men's event in 1:49.81. Compatriots Thomas Florschuetz and Marc Kuehne were second in 1:50.47.
Lyndon Rush of Humboldt, Sask., and Lascelles Brown of Calgary were fifth with a time of 1:51.00.

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Gema

- June 21st, 2010 at 20:39:09

SO Proud of you Heather - Can't wait to see you come through in the Oympics - A great big Congratulations!!!!!

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- June 21st, 2010 at 20:11:58

Awsome - way to go Heather!!!!

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Gerry

- June 21st, 2010 at 19:50:07

Congratualtions, well done!

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- June 21st, 2010 at 19:37:55

A wow race!!! Way to go and CONGRATULATIONS!!!

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