Bronze medalists Canada's Christine de Bruin, right, and Kristen Bujnowski celebrate during medal ceremony for the two-woman bobsled competition at the Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships in Altenberg, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)AP Photo/Jens Meyer
AP Photo/Jens Meyer

de Bruin and Bujnowski make a comeback for bronze at IBSF World Championships

Christine de Bruin and Kristen Bujnowski won bronze at the bobsleigh IBSF World Championships in Altenberg, Germany on Saturday.

At the midpoint, Christine de Bruin and Kristen Bujnowski were in fifth place. Fortunately, they were able to advance two spots to claim the bronze medal with a combined time of 3:46.55 seconds. Team USA won gold (3:45.49s) and Germany secured the silver medal (3:45.86s).

On the men’s side, Team Kripps currently sits ninth and will need to close the gap during the final two-man runs tomorrow.