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SIGULDA, Latvia (AP) — Germany's Francesco Friedrich drove to victory Saturday in the World Cup season's opening two-man bobsled race.
Friedrich teamed with Alexander Schueller for the best starts in both runs, a combined time of 1 minute, 39.97 seconds. Latvia took the silver on home ice, with Oskars Kibermanis and Matiss Mikins in 1:40.39. The Austrian team of Benjamin Maier and Markus Sammer won bronze in 1:40.65.
Friedrich was a double gold winner at the Pyeongchang Olympics.
Codie Bascue drove with push athlete Hakeem Abdul-Saboor to a ninth-place finish to lead the U.S. contingent. Bascue and Abdul-Saboor had the third-fastest start in the first heat and fourth-fastest in the second heat.
Another two-man race is scheduled for Sunday.
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