Bree Walker topped the podium at the World Cup event in Lillehammer. (Getty Images/AP: Robert Michael, File)
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Bree Walker shared first place with American Kaysha Love at the Lillehammer World Cup event.
It was Walker's 11th podium finish of her World Cup career.
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The final World Cup race of the season will take place in Lillehammer next weekend.
Australia's Bree Walker has enjoyed one of the best days of her sledding career, speeding to a second World Cup monobob gold medal on her favourite Norwegian ice track.
But Walker had to share her moment of glory with American Kaysha Love on Saturday after the pair dead-heated for victory in Lillehammer.
It was the first tie in the history of World Cup monobob racing, but it did not take any gloss off 32-year-old Walker's first victory of the season.
"Really happy to be able to secure my first win of the season after being so close a few times," Walker said.
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"Lillehammer is a special place for me. I came away with my first career bobsleigh medals in European Cup races in the 2018/2019 season, and to also secure my second World Cup gold on this track after a silver last season, I really love the track and I enjoy sliding here.
"I was feeling really good coming into this race, but I knew it would be very competitive, as always, so I just went out there and focused on pushing really fast and driving well."
Walker roared off with a time of 54.56 seconds in the first heat to lie second behind Germany's 2022 Olympic champion Laura Nolte by just 0.01.
She was again second quickest in the following heat with 54.58, only to discover she had recorded exactly the same combined time of 1:49.14 as Love.
Walker's 11th World Cup monobob podium finish moved her back into second place in the season's overall standings behind German Lisa Buckwitz, who leads on 1,437 points.
The Australian has 1,371 points, but Buckwitz is in control of the title race, needing just to finish eighth or better in next weekend's final World Cup event to successfully defend her crown.
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