Kripps secures silver Crystal Globe in 2-man bobsleigh, Appiah snags monobob bronze

Justin Kripps of Summerland, B.C., placed second in Saturday's two-man bobsleigh season finale and the overall standings while Toronto's Cynthia Appiah slid to bronze in St. Moritz, Switzerland to finish third on the monobob World Cup circuit.

Kripps, the reigning two-man Olympic champion, posted a two-run time of two minutes 11.95 seconds with brakeman Cam Stones of Whitby, Ont., trailing only Francesco Friedrich, who clocked 2:11.76. The German ran way with the season title, compiling 1,703 points to 1,530 by the Canadians.

WATCH | Kripps, Stones deliver strong performance in World Cup finale:

The 1:05.80 second-run time from the Canadians set a track record for St. Moritz.

Rostislav Gaitiukevich of Russia earned bronze Crystal Globe with Saturday's fourth-place finish (2:12.21). Johannes Lochner rounded out the medal podium in the St. Moritz competition.

Appiah finished in a two-run time of 2:23.22 in the women's race, followed by American sleds piloted by Kaillie Humphries (2:22.27) and Elana Meyers Taylor (2:22.31).

"My runs weren't without flaws, especially the second run, but overall I'm super happy I got to race here today," Humphries said. "This is an amazing track, and it feels so nice when you do it right."

Fellow Canadian Christine de Bruin of Stony Plain, Alta., was sixth in 2:23.70.

WATCH | Appiah caps season with monobob bronze:

Appiah sat third in the rankings with 1,012 points, followed closely by de Bruin (1,010). Meyers Taylor captured the season title with 1,110 points, while former Canadian national team member Humphries was second with 1,052. It was only the fourth time in any sliding sport American sleds wound up first and second in the season standings.

The other instances: Katie Uhlaender and Noelle Pikus-Pace in women's skeleton in 2006-07, Zach Lund and Eric Bernotas in men's skeleton that same season, and Jean Racine and Jill Bakken in women's bobsled in 1999-2000.

Monobob, just a driver in the sled, is part of the Olympic program for the first time this year. Men's bobsleigh has always had two medal events, with two- and four-man racing. Adding monobob gives the women two medal opportunities at the Olympics as well, with it joining the traditional two-person race.

Action continues from St. Moritz with Sunday's two-woman bobsleigh event, which you can stream live on CBCSports.ca.