Shelley Rudman, Britain’s Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games silver medallist, continued her impressive form by winning bronze in the sixth round of the 2009/10 Skeleton World Cup at Konigssee in Germany today (Friday).
It took the Sheffield-based athlete’s medal haul for the season to date to three following her silver at Lake Placid in the USA in November and gold at Cessana in Italy last month.
Rudman was third after the first of two runs today and made sure of a medal with a strong second run. Her performance in Konigssee was enough to keep her in second place in the overall world rankings.
Gold in Konigssee went to Canada’s Mellisa Hollingsworth, who strengthened her position at the top of the world rankings with first place in a new track record. Germany’s Kerstin Szymkowiak took silver.
Britain’s Amy Williams finished 12th, despite producing the two quickest starts of the day. Thirteenth after the first run, her second run was the seventh fastest, but she had left herself with too much to do to secure a top-10 finish. She remains fifth in the overall world rankings.
Meanwhile, British sliders gained further valuable world rankings points and a brace of medals competing in the Intercontinental Cup in Lake Placid, the USA.
Donna Creighton took bronze in the women’s race, with Sarah Sydney 18th.
The World Cup action now moves on to St Moritz, Switzerland on Friday 15th January, with the Intercontinental Cup heading to Calgary in Canada for races on Thursday 14th and Friday 15th January.
World Cup results Konigssee - women
Gold: Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) – 1:38.26
Silver: Kerstin Szymkowiak (GER) – 1:38.50
Bronze: Shelley Rudman (GBR) – 1:38.73
12th: Amy Williams (GBR) – 1:39.41
World Cup results Konigssee - men
Gold: Martins Dukurs (LAT) – 1:35.29
Silver: Sandro Stielicke (GER) – 1:35.63
Bronze: Frank Rommel (GER) – 1:35.84
4th: Kristan Bromley (GBR) – 1:35.88
15th: Andy Wood (GBR) – 1:37.21
Intercontinental Cup results Lake Placid - women
Gold: Sarah Reid (CAN) – 1:52.27
Silver: Michelle Steele (AUS) – 1:52.45
Bronze: Donna Creighton (GBR) – 1:52.46
18th: Sarah Sydney (GBR) – 1:55.87
Intercontinental Cup results Lake Placid - men
Gold: John Daly (USA) – 1:49.21
Silver: Ant Sawyer (GBR) – 1:49.59
Bronze: Mathew Antoine (USA) – 1:49.79
4th: Adam Pengilly (GBR) – 1.49.88
6th=: Chris Type (GBR) – 1:49.95
FIBT World Rankings - women
1: Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) – 1236
2: Shelley Rudman (GBR) – 1187
3: Kerstin Szymkowiak (GER) – 1164
5: Amy Williams (GBR) – 976
14: Donna Creighton (GBR) - 719
36: Sarah Sydney (GBR) – 360
56: Maggie Davies (GBR) – 240
