Bobsleigh pioneer Bree Walker has steered Australian sledding to another landmark breakthrough at the world championships in Winterberg.
A week after pulling off the best-ever Australian performance in the championships by finishing fourth in the monobob, she teamed up with push athlete Kiara Reddingius to enjoy a best-ever fifth place in the two-woman bob at the German resort.
It was the highest-ever placing for an Australian pairing at a championships traditionally dominated by European sliders, as the 31-year-old pilot Walker and 32-year-old Reddingius missed out on a medal by 1.16 seconds on Saturday.
