Humphries Armbruster gets 1st World Cup bobsled win as a mom - ESPN

Kaillie Humphries Armbruster has won dozens of races in her bobsled career. The victory she got Sunday was like none of the others.

It was her first since she turned 40. And it was her first since becoming a mother.

With the Milan Cortina Olympics less than two months away, Humphries Armbruster seems to be hitting her best form once again. She teamed with Emily Renna to win a World Cup two-woman race in Sigulda, Latvia, her first victory on the circuit since winning a monobob race on that same track on Feb. 18, 2023.

«Being back on top after three years feels great,» said Humphries Armbruster, who held her son, Aulden — who was wearing a knit cap from Cortina, the site of the Olympic races in February — on the medal podium. «This is my first win as a mom and a first win ever for Emily. This is a special one for us both. I'm proud of how we performed at the start and down the track.»

It was the 31st World Cup two-woman win for Humphries Armbruster, the 35th World Cup gold overall when adding in monobob victories and the 43rd of her career when counting Olympics and world championship races.

The victory also snapped a 20-race World Cup winning streak for Germany in the two-woman event, dating back to Jan. 22, 2023, in Altenberg — with Humphries Armbruster winning that day, too. She missed the following season to start her family, returning to the circuit in December 2024.

Sunday's win gave Renna her first World Cup gold as a brakewoman and third World Cup medal overall; two of those three medals have come when she's in the back of Humphries Armbruster's sled.

«Today was a special win with it being Kaillie's first win since becoming a mom and my first World Cup win ever,» Renna said. «I'm really proud of how we focused on