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American Steven Holcomb and brakeman Steve Langton won the two-man
bobsled at the 2012 World Championships in Lake Placed, N.Y., on Sunday, the first time the U.S. has captured the event at Worlds.

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Elana Meyers of the U.S. may be earning herself the nickname 'Prime Time' because as U.S. men's coach says, "When it's game day, she shows up." Meyers' clutch performance has put her in the chase for a World title.

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Switzerland's Beat Hefti and Thomas Lamparter won the two-man event in Calgary and thus the World Cup bobsled title. Despite placing fifth, Cathleen Martini and Janine Tisher of Germany won the women's world title.

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Calgary racer Alex Gough became the first Canadian to win a World Cup
luge race on home soil, edging Germany's Tatjana Hufner at Canada
Olympic Park.
Huefner tops the World Cup standings with 270 points.