Taken from The Lancashire Telegraph, published 14/01/2012.
The 25-year old British number one didn't have the best of starts as she sat in twelth after her first run, but a strong start in the second run meant that the pair were able to move up five places in the final positions.
Walker, who finished eleventh in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, finished in a combined time of 1.44.92, and had the fastest second run outside the top five competitors.
The former World Junior Bobsleigh champion has recovered from a poor start to the season to secure two top-eight finishes since the turn of the new year, and her new partnership with the 2009 World Champion will hopefully start to bear fruit as the tour moves to St. Moritz in Switzerland next week.
Waterfoot's Kristan Bromley goes today in the men's skeleton race as he looks to bounce back from a disappointing 14th place finish last week.
Blackburn's Paula Walker gained her best result of the season in her latest FIBT World Cup Tour race in Königssee, Germany.
Pilot Walker and brakesman Gillian Cooke finished joint-seventh in their first race as a pairing, a result which sees Walker sitting in 9th position in the overall rankings.
The 25-year old British number one didn't have the best of starts as she sat in twelth after her first run, but a strong start in the second run meant that the pair were able to move up five places in the final positions.
Walker, who finished eleventh in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, finished in a combined time of 1.44.92, and had the fastest second run outside the top five competitors.
The former World Junior Bobsleigh champion has recovered from a poor start to the season to secure two top-eight finishes since the turn of the new year, and her new partnership with the 2009 World Champion will hopefully start to bear fruit as the tour moves to St. Moritz in Switzerland next week.
Waterfoot's Kristan Bromley goes today in the men's skeleton race as he looks to bounce back from a disappointing 14th place finish last week.
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