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Nolte Takes Monobob Silver by 0.04 Seconds as Jury Halts Super Team Ski Jump

Veteran poise under harsh conditions produced a day of narrow margins in Cortina.

Overview

  • Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, claimed her first Olympic gold to become the oldest bob champion, overtaking Laura Nolte on the final run; Kaillie Armbruster Humphries took bronze.
  • Germany’s Lisa Buckwitz finished fourth and Kim Kalicki placed 15th in the monobob, where standardized sleds compressed gaps and magnified small errors.
  • The men’s Super Team ski-jump was stopped during round three because of heavy snow and shifting wind, locking in two-round results with Germany 0.3 points—about 16–17 cm—off bronze behind Norway.
  • Austria won the Super Team event ahead of Poland and Norway as German athletes voiced frustration and spectators booed the prolonged decision process.
  • Austrian pilot Katrin Beierl continued competing after a recent midfoot fracture and past strokes, starting with a nail in her foot before focusing on the two-woman bob; separately, Germany led a 1–2–3 at halfway in the men’s two-man with Johannes Lochner ahead of Francesco Friedrich and Adam Ammour.