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Ian Chadband

Sledder Walker ends World Cup weekend with near-miss

Another landmark medla-winning weekend for hurdler-turned-sledder Bree Walker has ended with her again just missing out on an historic gong in the two-woman bob with her Australian teammate Kiara Reddingius.

The day after winning bronze in her specialist monobob event - a third straight medal for Walker that moves her into second place on the World Cup standings - she reckoned she had no expectations for Sunday's two-woman event in the Swiss resort of St Moritz.

But for the second time in the space of a month, Walker and push athlete Reddingius came close to earning Australia's first World Cup medal in the discipline,  eventually finishing fifth.

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