Texas natives Olsen, Allison post 20th place finish in bobsled World Cup race.

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By Robert H Kelly
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ST. MORITZ, SWITZERLAND (January 28, 2019) Texans Justin Olsen (San Antonio, Texas) and Kyler Allison (Austin, Texas) teamed up with Adrian Adams (Reidsville, N.C.) and Kyle Wilcox (Tampa, Fla.) to take 20th place for USA Bobsled & Skeleton (USABS) on Saturday, January 26 in the four-man bobsled World Cup in St. Moritz. They posted a combined time of 2:13.20 with the crew clocking start times of 5.15 and 5.16 seconds for runs of 1:06.53 and 1:06.67, respectively. 

The race completed the European portion of the World Cup. The tour now moves across the Atlantic Ocean, to North America, with the seventh stop in Lake Placid, N.Y.

St. Moritz hosts final European World Cup race of the 2018-2019 season

ST. MORITZ, SWITZERLAND (Jan. 23, 2019) The bobsled and skeleton World Cup makes its sixth stop on the only natural track in the world in St. Moritz, Switzerland from Friday to Sunday. This is the final European race before the tour moves to North America.

Justin Olsen (San Antonio, Texas) is expected to have a new crew combination of Kyler Allison (Austin, Texas), Adrian Adams (Reidsville, N.C.) and Chris Kinney (Stockbridge, Ga.). Williamson from Bascue's four-man team will push with Olsen in the two-man race.

The final races of the skeleton-only Intercontinental Cup series will take place Thursday, Jan. 24 and Friday, Jan. 25 in Lake Placid, N.Y. The tour titles will be announced following competitions on Friday. 

Texan Nicole Vogt takes bronze at American Cup Bobsled Final

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By Robert H Kelly
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CALGARY, CANADA (January 13, 2019) Nicole Vogt (shown right), along with sled mate Nicole Brungardt, took the bronze medal in the women’s two-person bobsled at the North American Cup Final in Calgary, Canada on Saturday, January 12, 2019. After being disqualified for failing to finish in their first race yesterday (on January 11), they returned for the final competition run on Saturday, posting a two-run total of 1:56.73 (58.13, 58.60) to secure the bronze medal.

Vogt, who calls Dallas, Texas home, and Brungardt started their Friday races with a start time of 5.84 seconds. Vogt drove the across the finish line with the time of 57.65 seconds, which was the second-best time of the heat. Vogt and Brungardt powered the sled to a 5.80-second start time in run two, however, a mistake caused the sled to flip and as a result, they were disqualified. 

Vogt and Brungardt returned to the line on Saturday for the final race of the weekend. The duo posted a first-run start time of 5.90 seconds to post a final first-run time of 58.13 seconds. They second-run of 58.60, when added to their first-run time, secured the total time of 1:56.73 and the bronze medal. The Dallas native was quoted in a USA Bobsled and Skeleton Federation post-race press release.

"Nothing about this season has gone how I'd planned. I've been fighting lots of mental battles this year and working to remain positive. Thank you to God for these opportunities to compete for Team USA, every woman who has gotten in my sled, (Mike) Dionne and (Nick) Cunningham who have been great coaches, and my parents who keep encouraging me. I'm looking forward to joining the World Cup team in Lake Placid in February."

Vogt will be racing her first World Cup of the season in Lake Placid, N.Y. in February when the tour comes to North America.