British four-man bobsleigh team third in St Moritz

Great Britain were edged out by the two strong German teams to finish third in a thrilling World Cup four-man bobsleigh in St Moritz.

Pilot Brad Hall, alongside GB team-mates Taylor Lawrence, Leon Greenwood and Greg Cackett, posted the joint fastest time in the first of two runs on the famous Swiss course as they went for back-to-back World Cup golds.

Just one hundredth of a second separated the top four going into the second run, but it was World Cup leader Francesco Friedrich who finished on top, winning by 0.23 seconds.

The German posted a track record to jump from third place after the opening run to finish in a total time of two minutes 9.13 seconds.

Compatriot Johannes Lochner claimed silver, while Hall was 0.3 seconds off the pace and Switzerland's Michael Vogt was fourth, a further one hundredth back.

Hall, whose previous best four-man finish in St Mortiz was sixth, remains second in the overall World Cup standings, 51 points behind reigning champion Friedrich after three of the season's eight races.

The competition continues in Innsbruck, Austria, next Sunday, 19 January.