Calgary-based athletes finished 11th at Luge World Cup
Posted Jan 7, 2023 4:14 pm.
Calgary based Devin Wardrope and Cole Zajaski came in 11th place Saturday in the Eberspächer Luge World Cup, wich took place in Segulda, Latvia.
“This week was really challenging for us,” said Wardrope, 20, in a statement.
“Sigulda is a track that we just haven’t been able to get right, and it got trickier with the temperature dropping 10 degrees the day prior to the race.”
Competing in their 9th ninth World Cup race, Wardrope and Zajaski finished with a time of 1:24.456.
“We were a little hesitant coming into the race as we had a crash in the Nations Cup, but we put down two of our best runs of the week today,” added Wardrope.
“The runs were far from perfect, but it gives us a solid base, and a lot more confidence going into next week.”
In the women’s race, Trinity Ellis of Pemberton, B.C., was 16th, Calgary’s Carolyn Maxwell finished 20th, while Whistler, B.C.’s Caitlin Nash secured the 22nd spot.
“I’m happy with how my race went. I was able to fix a few issues I had in training so that was a bit positive for me,” said Ellis.
“It was a fun and cold day out here today. I’m looking to keep improving and carry this forward into next weekend here as well.”
The Canadian team will remain in Sigulda for the coming week.
