Kirkby and Forgan led the way for the U.S. on Sunday, placing fifth in the sprint women’s doubles race, with Emily Sweeney, of Lake Placid, placing sixth in the women’s singles sprint race.

Ridgefield, Connecticut’s Tucker West and the duo of Sean Hollander, of Lake Placid, and Zack DiGregorio of Medway, Massachusetts, earned 11th in their respective disciplines in the sprint.

Women’s doubles

Due to the small field of teams in women’s doubles, no changes to the start rosters were made on Saturday.

2024 World Championships bronze medalists Forgan and Kirkby had two strong starts and secured a start record on the second run with a time of 7.625 seconds. The duo had some issues on the first run and finished the day in sixth place with a time of 1 minute, 26.448 seconds.

Teammates and 2024 U23 World Championships silver medalists Maya Chan and Reannyn Weiler made some mistakes in the first heat but had a better start and nice lines in the second run. Chan of Chicago, Illinois and Weiler of Whitesboro, were seventh with a time of 1:27.046.

Germany’s Dajana Eitberger and Saskia Schirmer won their first World Cup victory as a team, taking the gold medal in 1:25.889 and securing a track record with a time of 42.852. Just .001 separated the silver and bronze medals. Italy’s Andrea Voetter and Marion Oberhofer took the silver medal in 1:25.897 and Germany’s Jessica Degenhardt and Cheyenne Rosenthal were third in 1:25.898.

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Men’s doubles

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The top three teams from the Nations Cup kicked off the race Saturday, starting in reverse order for the first run. The seeded groups and then teams who placed fourth and higher in the Nations Cup rounded out the start roster. Only those teams who placed first to 18th place in the first heat qualified to race in the second run Saturday. The same format was utilized in the men’s singles competition.

2024 Lake Placid World Cup gold medalists DiGregorio and Hollander had a favorable start based on their second-place finish in the qualifying race. DiGregorio and Hollander threw down a strong first run, but skid off curve 13 in the second heat. They placed ninth with a time of 1:24.009.

U.S. teammates Dana Kellogg and Frank Ike continue to build momentum on their first year sliding as a team and had two of their fastest times of the season. Kellogg of Chesterfield, Massachusetts and Ike of Lititz, Pennsylvania, had a late entrance in curve nine and went high on curve 10 on the second run. They placed 14th with a time of 1:24.687. Both teams secured a spot in the Sprint race.

Austria’s Thomas Steu and Wolfgang Kindl took their third World Cup victory this season, earning the gold with a time of 1:23.333. Germany’s Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt took silver in 1:23.406, with teammates Hannes Orlamuender and Paul Gubitz in third in 1:23.452.

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Men’s singles

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West landed in 10th place with a time of 1:26.712.

2022 Olympian Jonny Gustafson of Massena went late in curve 12 on the first run. He bounced back with a solid second run and finished the day in 19th with a time of 1:27.334. Teammate Hunter Harris of East Fairfield, Vermont finished 23rd in 1:28.708.

Austria’s Jonas Mueller led most of the splits across both heats and took the gold medal in 1:26.003. Germany’s Max Langenhan won his second consecutive silver medal with a time of 1:26.109, and teammate Felix Loch took the bronze in 1:26.131.

Women’s singles

The U.S. women were a mixed bag on Sunday with clean runs and some bumps along the way. 2022 Olympian Ashley Farquharson of Park City, Utah led the U.S. field with two clean runs, placing seventh with a time of 1:24.737.

Teammate and three-time Olympian Sweeney slid strong and fast in the first run, but skid in final corner of the second heat. Sweeney finished 11th with a time of 1:24.919. 2024 Lake Placid World Cup bronze medalist Summer Britcher had trouble in the first heat, but came back in the second, posting the second fastest time, earning her a spot in the sprint race. Britcher of Glen Rock, Pennsylvania finished in 14th in 1:25.034.

Germany’s Julia Taubitz secured the 25th World Cup victory of her career, taking the gold medal with a time of 1:24.426. Just .05 separated Taubitz and her teammate, Anna Berreiter, who placed second in 1:24.477. Placing third was Austria’s Madeleine Egle with a time of 1:24.542.

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Sprint women’s doubles

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Forgan and Kirkby finished in fifth place with a time of 26.710. Teammates Chan and Weiler placed seventh with a time of 26.886.

Austria’s Selina Egle and Lara Kipp won the gold in 26.425, with .002 separating the silver and bronze. Germany’s Eitberger and Schirmer placed second in 26.537, with 2024 World Championships Sprint gold medalists Voetter and Oberhofer of Italy in third with 26.539.

Voetter and Oberhofer remain the World Cup overall leaders following Sunday’s race with 710. Degenhardt and Rosenthal are second with 695, and Eitberger and Schirmer are third with 661. Forgan and Kirkby are fifth with 541, and Chan and Weiler are in sixth with 426.

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Sprint men’s doubles

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The gold and silver came down to the finish line, with Germany’s Orlamuender and Gaubitz earning their first sprint victory with a time of 26.027 and securing a new track record. Just .02 separated them from Austria’s Steu and Kindl, who placed second in 26.049. Three-time Olympic Champions Wendl and Arlt of Germany were third with a time of 26.123.

DiGregorio and Hollander were late into curve 11 and had a big skid out of curve 13. DiGregorio and Hollander placed 11th with a time of 26.399. Teammates Kellogg and Ike had a solid run and placed 14th in 26.524.

The World Cup overall standings place Steu and Kindl in first with 686, followed by Wendl and Arlt in second with 560 and Latvia’s Martins Bots and Roberts Plume in third with 530. DiGregorio and Hollander are eighth with 352, and Kellogg and Ike are 11th with 250.

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Sprint women’s singles

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There were no changes to the sprint start rosters this weekend, which meant Britcher was the second athlete off the handles based on her performance in the women’s singles event earlier Sunday. She placed 13th with a time of 26.274.

Sweeney had a clean run and led Team USA in the sprint, placing sixth in 26.094. Farquharson finished ninth with a time of 26.148.

Taubitz continued collecting gold in Oberhof, winning the sprint with a time of 25.864, which also secured a track record. Switzerland’s Natalie Maag placed second in 25.958, with Berreiter in third in 26.014.

Following the two races Sunday, Taubitz continues to lead the World Cup overall standings with 825 points, followed by Egle with 644, and Berreiter in third with 572. Farquharson remains in fifth place with 450, Sweeney in sixth with 445 and Britcher in 11th with 349.

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Sprint men’s singles

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Germany’s Max Langenhan won the race and taking his fifth gold medal of the World Cup season with a time of 33.562. Austria’s Jonas Mueller and Wolfgang Kindl rounded out the podium, with Mueller in second in 33.586, and Kindl in third with 33.595.

West was the only U.S. athlete in the discipline after his top 15 finish in Saturday’s race. West had a clean run but struggled to find speed. He placed 11th with a time of 33.896.

Langenhan remains the World Cup overall leader with 840 points, followed by Mueller with 664 and Latvia’s Kristers Aparjods in third with 571. West is in ninth with 342 points, Gustafson is 10th with 298 and Harris is 20th with 148.