Team USA Competes in First EC and NAC Races of the Season

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by Abby Slenker

LILLEHAMMER, NORWAY (December 1, 2025) - Team USA Bobsled and Skeleton athletes wrapped up their first stops on the Europe Cup (EC) and North American Cup (NAC) tour circuits and are already at their next stops. Keep reading to view a complete list of race results for Team USA athletes from their first stops on tour. 

 

 

In the EC circuit, Team USA concluded its tour stop in Lillehammer, Norway yesterday. Team USA athletes competed in two races in each of the following disciplines: Women’s Monobob, 2-Woman Bobsled, Women’s Skeleton, and Men’s Skeleton. 

Lauren Brzozowski earned the first podium finish of the 2025/26 EC sliding season for Team USA Bobsled, securing a third-place finish in the first race of Women’s Monobob in Norway. Michelle Toukan earned the first podium finish of the 2025/26 EC sliding season for Team USA Skeleton, securing a third-place finish in the second race of Women’s Skeleton. Here is a breakdown of all Team USA EC Race Results from the first tour stop:

 

EC Women’s Monobob: Race 1

3rd place - Lauren Brzozowski; 2-run time of 1:49.61

 

EC Women’s Monobob: Race 2

4th place - Lauren Brzozowski; 2-run time of 1:49.47

 

EC 2-Woman Bobsled: Race 1

6th place - Lauren Brzozowski & Lauryn Hall; 2-run time of 1:46.48

 

EC 2-Woman Bobsled: Race 2

6th place - Lauren Brzozowski & Lauryn Hall; 2-run time of 1:46.16

 

EC Women’s Skeleton: Race 1

4th place - Michelle Toukan; 2-run time of 1:46.28

18th place - Sha’Londa Terry; 2-run time of 1:47.75

 

EC Women’s Skeleton: Race 2

3rd place - Michelle Toukan; 2-run time of 1:45.88

27th place - Sha’Londa Terry; 1-run time of 54.71s

 

EC Men’s Skeleton: Race 1

8th place - Andy Whittier; 2-run time of 1:44.06

15th place - Hunter Williams; 2-run time of 1:44.47

18th place - Bradley Nicol; 2-run time of 1:44.89

22nd place - Darryl Payne Jr; 2-run time of 1:45.15

 

EC Men’s Skeleton: Race 2

13th place - Andy Whittier; 2-run time of 1:44.63

15th place - Hunter Williams; 2-run time of 1:44.67

21st place - Bradley Nicol; 2-run time of 1:45.29

25th place - Darryl Payne Jr; 2-run time of 1:45.54

 

The EC Team is now in Altenberg, Germany, gearing up to compete in races at the second tour stop, which will start on December 4, 2025. 

 

 

In the NAC racing circuit, Team USA has wrapped up their first tour stop of the season in Whistler, Canada. In addition to the first NAC races of the year, Whistler also served as the location for the first Pan American Championships (PAC) of the year. Liesel Baker earned the first podium finish of the 2025/26 PAC sliding season for Team USA Skeleton, securing a third-place finish in Women’s Skeleton. In Whistler, Team USA placed as follows in the NAC and PAC competitions:

 

NAC Women’s Skeleton: Race 1

8th place - Liesel Baker; 2-run time of 1:56.70

12th place - Grace Otto; 2-run time of 2:00.82

 

PAC Women’s Skeleton (based on times from Women’s Skeleton Race 1)

3rd place - Liesel Baker; 2-run time of 1:56.70 

6th place - Grace Otto; 2-run time of 2:00.82

 

NAC Women’s Skeleton: Race 2

6th place - Liesel Baker; 2-run time of 1:57.15

11th place - Grace Otto; 2-run time of 2:00.24

 

NAC 2-Man Bobsled: Race 1

6th place - Grady Mercer & Preston Parsons; 2-run time of 1:46.96

15th place - Jace Johnson & Brian Harper; 2-run time of 1:48.76

 

NAC 2-Man Bobsled: Race 2

5th place - Grady Mercer & Seth Baylus; 2-run time of 1:48.55

18th place - Jace Johnson & Brian Harper for Heat 1 | Jace Johnson & Darius Joseph for Heat 2; 2-run time of 2:04.69

 

NAC Men’s Skeleton: Race 1

20th place - Noah Park; 2-run time of 1:52.37

24th place - Sam Allred; 2-run time of 1:54.10

25th place - Tyler Madl; 2-run time of 1:54.40

26th place - Lukas Kissell; 1-run time of 57.09s

27th place - Tony Furnells; 1-run time of 57.91s

28th place - Tyler Lutz; 1-run time of 57.98s

 

PAC Men’s Skeleton (based on times from Men’s Skeleton Race 1)

5th place - Noah Park; 2-run time of 1:52.37

6th place - Sam Allred; 2-run time of 1:54.10

7th place - Tyler Madl; 2-run time of 1:54.40

 

NAC Men’s Skeleton: Race 2

19th place - Sam Allred; 2-run time of 1:54.12

22nd place - Noah Park; 2-run time of 1:54.65

23rd place - Tyler Madl; 2-run time of 1:55.25

26th place - Lukas Kissell; 1-run time of 57.68s

27th place - Tony Furnells; 1-run time of 58.36s

28th place - Tyler Lutz; 1-run time of 59.11s

 

NAC 4-Man Bobsled: Race 1

8th place - Grady Mercer, Otto Zaccardo, Preston Parson & Seth Baylus; 2-run time of 1:47.02

 

NAC 4-Man Bobsled: Race 2

7th place - Grady Mercer, Otto Zaccardo, Preston Parson & Seth Baylus; 2-run time of 1:47.16

 

The NAC Team is now in Park City, Utah, competing in races at their second tour stop, which will conclude on December 4, 2025 - stay tuned for a results recap from Park City coming later this week. Fans can livestream the action by heading to @UtahOlympicPark on YouTube.

Visit IBSF.org for full race results.

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