US Women Take Home Bronze in Bobsled

US Scores Bronze in Women’s Bobsled
USA Today

The U.S. women's bobsled team has earned a medal for the third consecutive Olympics, getting a bronze Wednesday night to go with its gold from 2002 and a silver in 2006.

Erin Pac, with brakeman Elana Meyers, drove the USA-2 sled to a third-place finish. They had a four-run total of 3 minutes, 33.40 seconds. Canada won the top two spots: Canada-1 in a time of 3:32.18 and Canada-2 in 3:33.13.

Pac's sled was in second place after the second and third heats. But she lost a spot to Canada-1 in the final heat, in which USA-2 had only the eighth-best time (53.78 seconds) among the 19 sleds. The Canadians were 1-2 in the heat's best times.

Two other U.S. sleds finished fifth and sixth, just .01 seconds apart. USA-3, piloted by Bree Schaaf with brakeman Emily Azevedo, finished with a four-run time of 3:34.05. USA-1, driven by 2006 silver medalist Shauna Rohbock with Michelle Rzepka on the brake, was in at 3:34.06.

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