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Justin Kripps, Kaillie Humphries win bobsled World Cup titles

KOENIGSSEE, Germany -- Canada's Justin Kripps won his first overall World Cup title after placing third in the final two-man bobsled race of the season, while compatriot Kaillie Humphries claimed her fourth women's title Saturday.

Francesco Friedrich, pushed by Thorsten Margis, was fastest in both runs of the men's race for a combined time of 1 minute, 38.97 seconds, beating compatriots Johannes Lochner and Christopher Weber by 0.40 seconds for his second win of the season.

Kripps, pushed by Alexander Kopacz, was third, 0.44 behind.

After eight races, Kripps finished with 1,631 points, ahead of defending titleholder Friedrich with 1,504.

Germany's Stephanie Schneider won the women's race later Saturday, clocking a combined time of 1:41.35 with Annika Drazek's help to beat two-time Olympic champion Humphries by 0.29.

Humphries, who was pushed by Phylicia George, finished with 1,631 points after eight races, 40 ahead of Elana Meyers Taylor of the United States, who was third in Koenigssee with Lauren Gibbs.

Humphries also won titles in 2013, 2014 and 2016.