Medals for Pengilly and Type
16th January 2010British sliders Adam Pengilly and Chris Type both won medals at the penultimate round of the Skeleton Intercontinental Cup in Calgary, Canada.
Pengilly took silver – his second in successive days in Intercontinental Cup competitions on the same track – with Type winning bronze.
Gold went to John Daly of the USA, his second win in two days, while Britain’s Ant Sawyer finished 13th.
In the women’s race, GB’s Donna Creighton came 10th with Sarah Sydney finishing 15th.
The Calgary races were the final Intercontinental Cup races counting towards national quotas of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games qualification period.
The British Olympic Association announces its selection of Team GB skeleton athletes for the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games on Friday 29th January.
The Skeleton World Cup circuit now moves on to the final leg of the 2009/10 campaign at Igls in Austria on Friday 22nd January – an event that also doubles as the European Championships.
The final round of the Intercontinental Cup is at Park City in the USA on Friday 22nd January. The Skeleton World Cup circuit now moves on to the final leg of the 2009/10 series at Igls in Austria next week – an event that doubles as the European Championships. Women compete on Friday 22nd January with the men going on Saturday 23rd January.
Results from Calgary Intercontinental Cup – men
Gold: John Daly (USA) – 1:53.00
Silver: Adam Pengilly (GBR) – 1:53.09
Bronze: Chris Type (GBR) – 1:53.16
13th: Ant Sawyer (GBR) – 1:54.21
Results from Calgary Intercontinental Cup – women
Gold: Anja Huber (GER) – 1:55.65
Silver: Amy Gough (CAN) – 1:56.16
Bronze: Michelle Kelly (CAN) – 1:56.36
10th: Donna Creighton (GBR) – 1:57.73
15th: Sarah Sydney (GBR) – 1:58.04
Overall FIBT World Rankings – men
1: Martins Dukurs (LAT) – 1469
2: Sandro Stielicke (GER) - 1270
3: Frank Rommel (GER) – 1256
6: Kristan Bromley (GBR) – 1146
13: Chris Type (GBR) – 870
17: Adam Pengilly (GBR) – 787
23: Ant Sawyer (GBR) – 675
29: Andy Wood (GBR) – 592
47: Dave Swift (GBR) – 352
Overall FIBT world Rankings – women
1: Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) - 1446
2: Shelley Rudman (GBR) – 1412
3: Kerstin Szymkowiak (GER) – 1364
5: Amy Williams (GBR) – 1168
16: Donna Creighton (GBR) – 825
30: Sarah Sydney (GBR) – 525
62: Maggie Davies (GBR) - 240