Silver and Bronze in St Moritz go to Britons Deas/Weston and Crowley/Thompson
St. Moritz (RWH) Gold for GER 1: World Champion Susanne Kreher and Olympic Champion Christopher Grotheer have won the title in the Skeleton Mixed Team competition of the BMW IBSF World Championships 2023. On the Olympia Bobrun St. Moritz-Celerina (SUI) Kreher/Grotheer as GER 1 in the combined time were 0.13 seconds ahead of Team GBR 1 with World Champion Matt Weston and 2018 Olympic bronze medallist Laura Deas. Susanne Kreher was the best at the start with a reaction time of 0.07 seconds.
World Championship bronze in skeleton mixed also went to Great Britain: 0.41 seconds behind the winners, Brogan Crowley/Craig Thompson (GBR 2) finished third in St. Moritz.
The skeleton mixed team competition will be part of the Olympic program in Milan-Cortina 2026. The new reaction start was used for the first time at the BMW IBSF World Championships.
For more detailed information including athlete profiles and results please visit ibsf.org. Photos for editorial use can be found at Flickr. ©RWH2023
Susanne Kreher, GER 1
"We couldn't practice the reaction start so much before, so I was a bit nervous. That I had such a good reaction time was maybe also a bit of luck. Watching Christopher do his run was already very exciting for me."
Brogan Crowley, GBR 2
"It's a team race, which is great fun, but also means more pressure because you have a team partner. I was quite nervous before the new reaction start. But it makes the race even more interesting with an extra level of excitement."
Matt Weston / Laura Deas, GBR 1
"My run was not good today, Laura saved the medal for us."
"I needed a lot of focus at the start and really had tob e at the zine to not make mistakes. But it was fun and I think it looks really good for the spectators."
Photos: IBSF / Viesturs Lacis
