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Canada wins women's bobsleigh Olympic gold

(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-02-25 14:07
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WHISTLER, Canada: Canada teams wrapped up the top two places Wednesday in the women's bobsleigh of the Vancouver Olympics.

Canada wins women's bobsleigh Olympic gold
Canadian gold medalists Kaillie Humphries (L) and Heather Moyse (2nd L) and Silver medalists Helen Upperton (2nd R) and Shelley-Ann Brown celebrate after the final of women's bobsleigh at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, February 24, 2010. [Agencies] 

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Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse won the gold in 3:32:28, 0.85 seconds ahead of another Canadian pair Helen Upperton and Shelley-Ann Brown at the Whistler Sliding Center.

American Erin Pac and Elana Meyers fell from second to third in the fourth run, finishing 1.12 seconds behind the winners.

Canada has never won an Olympic medal in women's bobsled.

Germany 2 and Russia 2 both crashed in the last run.
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