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Laura Nolte Wins Monobob Debut at Cortina’s New Olympic Track

A fastest final run carried her past world champion Kaysha Love by 0.15 seconds.

Overview

  • The World Cup race marked the first monobob competition on the Eugenio Monti Cortina Sliding Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
  • Nolte moved up from third after the opening heat by posting the quickest final run to secure victory.
  • Kaysha Love of the United States took second, 0.15 seconds behind, with Australia’s Breeana Walker finishing third.
  • Nolte credited strong starts and summer training for the result, noting she gained time in the lower section but still sees room to improve.
  • Germany’s Lisa Buckwitz placed fifth after a 14‑day training block and Kim Kalicki was tenth, as head coach René Spies described a challenging race with errors producing large time gaps.