Media information leading up to and including the Lake Placid Cup of the 2007 World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton http://www.lakeplacidevents.net The Lake Placid Cup four-man bobsled competition ended the weekend race program Sunday when driver Evgeni Popov of Russia dominated the field en route to his second victory in as many weeks. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/bobskel/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/bobskel/pressreleases/release10.html German bobsled pilot Andre Lange has spent the past few seasons distancing himself from the field. The Torino Olympic two and four man champion continued that process Saturday by winning the two-man bobsled race in the Lake Placid Cup, the third stop on the FIBT Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup Tour. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/bobskel/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/bobskel/pressreleases/release9.html On an unlikely day for speed, the United States women’s skeleton team contributed to the sharing of a skeleton track record Friday as the Lake Placid Cup, the third stop on the FIBT Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup Tour, opened on Mt. Van Hoevenberg. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/bobskel/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/bobskel/pressreleases/release8.html World class competition visits region as holidays approach. The top bobsled and skeleton performers in the World Cup, World Championships and the recent Torino Winter Olympics will compete in Lake Placid Dec. 15-17 as the Lake Placid Cup, the third stop on the FIBT Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup Tour, comes to the two-time Winter Olympic village. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/bobskel/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/bobskel/pressreleases/release7.html The one-mile, 20-curve bobsled, luge and skeleton course at the Olympic Sports Complex begins its third month of operation by preparing for the Lake Placid Cup, the third stop of the season on the FIBT Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup Tour Dec. 15-17. Training begins Dec. 10. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/bobskel/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/bobskel/pressreleases/release6.html At today's women’s bobsled competition in Park City, Utah, Shauna Rohbock (Orem, Utah) and Valerie Fleming (Foster City, Calif.) won their second consecutive World Cup race by setting a track record and twice tying the push record. With the victory, the 2006 Olympic silver medalists remain undefeated this season. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/bobskel/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/bobskel/pressreleases/release5.html Shauna Rohbock (Orem, Utah) and Valerie Fleming (Foster City, Calif.) won Rohbock's first-career World Cup gold medal as a driver at the season’s opening race held tonight at the Canada Olympic Park track in Calgary, Alberta. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/bobskel/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/bobskel/pressreleases/release4.html By claiming silver, driver Steven Holcomb (Park City, Utah) won his first-career World Cup medal at today’s season-opening bobsled race at the Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/bobskel/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/bobskel/pressreleases/release3.html In the season-opening World Cup race held today at the Canada Olympic Park track in Calgary, Alberta, 2006 Olympian Katie Uhlaender Breckenridge, Colo.) won her first-ever World Cup gold medal and Noelle Pikus-Pace (Orem, Utah) claimed bronze as the U.S. women’s skeleton team placed all four members in the top-11 sliders. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/bobskel/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/bobskel/pressreleases/release2.html The U.S. men’s skeleton team placed all four sliders in the top-11 finishers at today’s season-opening World Cup skeleton race at the Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta. Zach Lund (Salt Lake City, Utah) placed fifth, while Chris Hedquist (Salt Lake City, Utah) placed seventh to lead the U.S. men’s team. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/bobskel/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/bobskel/pressreleases/release1.html The two-time Winter Olympic village of Lake Placid, N.Y. will welcome many athletes from the Torino Winter Olympics as its yearly lineup of sports action continues, including World Cup events in bobsled, skeleton, freestyle skiing and snowboarding during the 2006-07 season. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/bobskel/media.php http://www.whiteface.com/newsroom/storydetails.php?id=881