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Winter Olympics 2022 - ‘Cool, calm and collected’ Kaillie Humphries takes control of monobob after opening heats

2021 world champion Kaillie Humphries set the pace in the first two heats of the monobob at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre. The US athlete — a two-time two-woman Olympic champion — set a combined time of 2:09:10 to lead after the first two heats of the newly-inaugurated discipline. Ad/> Canada’s Christine de Bruin is in second, just over a second back with a combined time of 2:10.14, and Germany’s 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games monobob gold medallist Laura Nolte is in bronze medal position with a time of 2:10.32.

Jaclyn Narracott's Winter Olympic skeleton medal the ultimate destination after a long, winding road

Sitting in the press conference, her smile obvious despite being hidden by the ubiquitous mask, it was impossible not to be carried away with the sheer joy Jaclyn Narracott exuded with every answer, every glance at the medal hanging around her neck.

Bobsleigh-US lead halfway in debut "Porsche on ice" monobob

YANQING, China : Kaillie Humphries of the United States led at the halfway mark of the Olympic's first ever monobob event in Yanqing, with the two-time gold medallist opening up a yawning 1.04 second gap between her and Canada's Christine de Bruin in second.

Kaillie Humphries leads Olympic monobob at Beijing 2022 after two runs

Kaillie Humphreys has taken control in the first ever Olympic women's monobob competition at the Beijing 2022 Winter Games.

Olympic viewing guide: How a Canadian could win gold for the U.S.

This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what's happening at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games by subscribing here.

Great Winter Olympic rivalries: Switzerland vs Germany - men's bobsleigh

Throughout the 1980s and 90s, athletes from Switzerland and Germany had one of the most intense rivalries the sport of bobsleigh has ever seen. Over those two decades - at a time where there was only a men’s competition - sliders from Germany (at different stages East, West and the Germany we know today) and Switzerland alternated positions on the podium at the Olympic Winter Games.

Goggia's the word, 'Ashes on Ice' heats up, no food fear for Team GB skater Lilah - Beijing diary

Defeat to be declared in ‘Ashes On Ice’ After losing the Ashes Down Under, Team GB are heading to an innings defeat by the Aussies on ice and snow. Ad/> The last time their rivals beat them at the Olympics — summer or winter — was 12 years ago in Vancouver. However, defeat looms unless there is a dramatic second week turnaround for the team in red, white and blue.

Addition of monobob event brings new wrinkle to bobsleigh at Beijing Olympics

A new discipline is sliding into the bobsleigh track at the Beijing Olympics.

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Winter Olympics 2022 - ‘Cool, calm and collected’ Kaillie Humphries takes control of monobob after opening heats

Jaclyn Narracott's Winter Olympic skeleton medal the ultimate destination after a long, winding road

Bobsleigh-US lead halfway in debut "Porsche on ice" monobob

Kaillie Humphries leads Olympic monobob at Beijing 2022 after two runs

Olympic viewing guide: How a Canadian could win gold for the U.S.

Great Winter Olympic rivalries: Switzerland vs Germany - men's bobsleigh

Goggia's the word, 'Ashes on Ice' heats up, no food fear for Team GB skater Lilah - Beijing diary

Addition of monobob event brings new wrinkle to bobsleigh at Beijing Olympics