Royal Marine Taylor Lawrence finishes 4th in 2-Man Bobsleigh World Championships 26 February 2024 Storyline: Winter Sports Taylor matched the UK’s best 2-man bobsleigh result for 58 years alongside pilot Brad Hall in Winterberg on Sunday. The Great British 2-man team just missed a podium place behind a dominating home nation as Germany took the top 3 spots. Taylor and Brad clocked a combined time of 3 minutes 39.44 seconds, just 1.2 seconds slower than last year’s World Champion, Johannes Lochner in third. The duo has had reduced time on the ice together in preparation for the season due to Hall undergoing back surgery last year. Taylor said, “Going into the season was always going to be a bit of an unknown with the injuries that we have had in the team, but ultimately we knew that by the time the world championships came around we would be in a position to be fighting for medals despite not everyone being 100%. ‘A world champs is all about consistency across the 4 runs and Brad Hall drove a stormer every run and as a duo we pushed well all things considered. ‘It’s not just the two of us that make it happen though, the support from the whole team in the background is an integral part of making this happen.” Hall and Lawrence made history with Arran Gulliver and Greg Cackett last year when they won GB’s first 4-man bobsleigh medal for 84 years and will be looking to add to the silverware this weekend. The 4-man bobsleigh World Championships take place on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 March. Photography: Rekords/Viesturs Lacis A world champs is all about consistency across the 4 runs and Brad Hall drove a stormer every run and as a duo we pushed well all things considered. Mne Taylor Lawrence
