Christine de Bruin and Kristen Bujnowksi from Canada at the start of the women's two-women bobsleigh World Cup race in Igls, near Innsbruck, Austria, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner)

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Bobsleigh: De Bruin and Bujnowski win third straight World Cup medal

December 5, 2021

Christine De Bruin and Kristen Bujnowski reached the podium for a third straight weekend on Sunday at the IBSF World Cup in Altenberg.

The team grabbed bronze with a two-run time of 1:54.45 in the two-man bobsleigh.

Start your Sunday off with BRONZE 🇨🇦🥉

Christine de Bruin and Kristen Bujnowski complete their third-place run to secure a podium place in the 2-woman bobsleigh World Cup race in Altenberg 🙌 pic.twitter.com/xKfoNHEfEe
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) December 5, 2021

The United States, led by Kailie Humphries, narrowly edged out Germany’s Laura Nolte for gold.

De Bruin narrowly missed out on a bronze medal on Saturday in the monobob event.

READ: Team Kripps and Team de Bruin celebrate bronze medals at Innsbruck World Cup

In the men’s four-man bobsleigh, Team Kripps finished 0.94 seconds behind the gold medal time to finish in fifth place.

Meanwhile in the two-man bobsleigh on Saturday evening, Christopher Spring and Mike Evelyn missed the podium by 0.14 seconds, while Justin Kripps and Ryan Somner finished 6th.