Lange and Kuske Win Lake Placid Two-Man Bob
LAKE PLACID, USA (December 16, 2006) -- Andre Lange and Kevin Kuske of Germany convincingly won their third straight FIBT Two-Man World Cup race Saturday morning, .39 seconds over Americans Steve Holcomb and Brock Kreitzburg.

Lange and Kuske, the 2006 Olympic Champions, put down the fastest times in both heats, 56.37 and 56.43 for a 1:52.8 total time.

Lange, who crashed in four-man training Thursday and will not participate in that race, leads the World Cup with a perfect 300 points.

Holcomb, who is second in the World Cup with 240 points, who was fifth in the first heat with 56.74, came back with a 56.45 second heat and a total time of 1:53.19.
Kevin Kuske and Andre Lange in the leader box after winning the FIBT 2-Man World Cup in Lake Placid. . (Photo by Charlie Booker)
Steve Holcomb and Brock Kreitzburg of the USA, silver medalists in the Lake Placid 2-Man Bobsleigh World Cup.

Pierre Lueders and Lascelles Brown of Canada, the 2006 Olympic silver medalists, were fourth after run one with a 56.61 clocking. Lueders drove to a 56.61 in the second round for a 1:52.29 total time.

Completing the top five were Matthias Hoepfner and Andreas Porth of Germany, 1:53.32; and Wolfgang Stampfer and Martin Lachkovics of Austria, 1:53.55.

Lueders is third in the Wold Cup standings with 240 points. Completing the top five are Hoepfner,200,and Ivo Rueegg of Switzerland, 174.

The FIBT Bobsleigh World Cup continues January 12-14 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.