British Bobsleigh Association
Sleigh duo in slide
22 February 2006
By HARRY TALBOT
Taken from www.thesun.co.uk
BRITISH pair Nicola Minichiello and Jackie Davies blew their bid for a bobsleigh medal.
The duo had been .25 of a second off bronze overnight after recording the fastest second-run time to stand in sixth place.
But Britain One suffered two dismal final runs yesterday to finish in ninth spot at the Cesana Pariol.
Minichiello said: "I'm absolutely gutted. On corners two and three in the third run I made tiny mistakes.
"And if you make a mistake on this track you get punished."
Davies added: "We didn't know where the time went. We tried our best.
"We were looking for a top-six finish so this is disappointing."
The British girls lost valuable time in the middle section of the third run after a trademark fine start.
Their fourth run was also patchy as they finished more than two seconds off winners Germany One.
United States One took silver, while Italy One came third.
BRITISH pair Nicola Minichiello and Jackie Davies blew their bid for a bobsleigh medal.
The duo had been .25 of a second off bronze overnight after recording the fastest second-run time to stand in sixth place.
But Britain One suffered two dismal final runs yesterday to finish in ninth spot at the Cesana Pariol.
Minichiello said: "I'm absolutely gutted. On corners two and three in the third run I made tiny mistakes.
"And if you make a mistake on this track you get punished."
Davies added: "We didn't know where the time went. We tried our best.
"We were looking for a top-six finish so this is disappointing."
The British girls lost valuable time in the middle section of the third run after a trademark fine start.
Their fourth run was also patchy as they finished more than two seconds off winners Germany One.
United States One took silver, while Italy One came third.