Bobsleigh return

Instead of “bad blood” to the best World Cup

The four-man bobsleigh with pilot Jakob Mandlbauer achieved its best World Cup result.

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A meniscus tear ended the season for his regular driver Markus Treichl. So push athlete Daiyehan Nichols-Bardi switched for the Bobsleigh World Cup in St. Moritz - or rather: returned. The St. Pölten native helped his "old" pilot Jakob Mandlbauer to his best career result in the four-man bobsleigh.

Just two weeks ago, Nichols-Bardi finished fourth in St. Moritz with Markus Treichl, his best result in the two-man bobsleigh World Cup to date. However, the season is now over for Treichl, so Daiyehan had to return to his "old" pilot Mandlbauer - whose team he had left after last season. "I started with Jakob in the bobsleigh, it's nothing new for either of us," explains the former sprinter, "there's no bad blood because of my change, we still get on well. I'm happy that I can start with him."

Daiyehan Nichols-Bardi raced to ninth place in St. Moritz.

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And, together with Adam Wiener and Kristian Huber, helped him to the best result in the four-man bobsleigh. "It went really well for the conditions here," explains the Lower Austrian, "it's quite warm in St. Moritz at the moment, which is very unusual and makes it difficult because it's a natural track."

The warm temperatures have even caused the four-man bobsleigh race scheduled for Sunday to be postponed. However, further races with Mandlbauer are fixed, and Daiyehan is also due to compete with him at the Junior World Championships in Altenberg.