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1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

To put this in a bit of context: almost nobody was there in those races, except for a few Canadians and Americans, sometimes not even 7-8 sleds in total...I mean, it's good for training and all, but this kinda sounds like it should be a big deal, which (for a team with World Cup top-5 potential) it really shouldn't be.. 

 

But the trick is to sweettalk the general audience into believing that budget cuts were a criminal act. :p

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On 08/11/2018 at 23:13, heywoodu said:

Encouraging result for Rudy Rinaldi/Boris Vain in the North American Cup:

http://www.ibsf.org/en/component/events/event/193147

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On 21/11/2018 at 01:05, heywoodu said:

Anthony Rinaldi is there with a sled too now, back in IBSF competition after 8 years :d 

http://www.ibsf.org/en/component/events/event/193159

Not a shock being Prince Albert holds the sport near a dear (he was an Olympic bobsleder after all). Probably no shortage of funding given Rinaldi’s recent success

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1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

I'm getting annoyed at all those athletics people coming to bobsleigh just to help a driver with a fast start. Oh wait :p

 

However, judging by single heat rankings, Muze is a bit of a reckless driver...

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  • 1 month later...

Does anyone know what happened in North American Cup Calgary (CAN) ?

 

Why 2-man Bobsleigh has not released results? There is no results in the January 10th competition, and the PDF released on January 11th is not a men's competition.(They just corrected the PDF)

 

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