Silver for Sawyer, bronze for Creighton at Lake Placid Intercontinental Cup

Thursday 7th January 2010

British sliders won a brace of medals in round six of the Intercontinental Cup in Lake Placid, the USA.

Ant Sawyer won silver in the men's race, finishing second behind John Daly of the USA, while Donna Creighton won bronze in the women's contest.

Britain's Adam Pengilly and Chris Type both secured top-10 finishes in the men's race - Pengilly was fourth and Type joint sixth. Sarah Sydney came 18th in the women's race.

Intercontinental Cup results Lake Placid - women

Gold: Sarah Reid (CAN) – 1:52.27
Silver: Michelle Steele (AUS) – 1:52.45
Bronze: Donna Creighton (GBR) – 1:52.46
18th: Sarah Sydney (GBR) – 1:55.87

Intercontinental Cup results Lake Placid - men
Gold: John Daly (USA) – 1:49.21
Silver: Ant Sawyer (GBR) – 1:49.59
Bronze: Mathew Antoine (USA) – 1:49.79
4th: Adam Pengilly (GBR) – 1.49.88
6th=: Chris Type (GBR) – 1:49.95