Annen

Martin Annen of Switzerland remained atop the World Cup standings with 395 points after his fourth-place finish.

USATODAY.com - Canada's Lueders sweeps bobsled 2006

Pierre Lueders of Canada was second and Martin Annen of Switzerland third.

USATODAY.com - Germans win two-man bobsled gold, U.S. 7th 2006

Germany's Andre Lange leads the pack, as expected, with a combined time of 1 minute, 50.50 seconds for two heats, followed by Switzerland's Martin Annen and Russia's Alexandre Zoubkov.

USATODAY.com - Hays headed for end of the bobsled line 2006

CESANA PARIOL, Italy — The Swiss team of Martin Annen and Beat Hefti edged the Canadian duo of Pierre Lueders and Lascelles Brown by six hundredths of a second Saturday to win a men's World Cup two-man bobsled race.

USATODAY.com - Miller's chance for sweep ends with Kitzbuehel event scrapped 2005

Top contenders: Andre Lange, Germany; Alexandre Zoubkov, Russia; Martin Annen, Switzerland; Todd Hays, USA.

USATODAY.com - Hays takes run at bobsled gold with 3 new teammates 2006

Russia's Alexandre Zoubkov was second and Switzerland's Martin Annen third.

USATODAY.com - Lange turns the double in bobsled 2006

Annen said he expects the weekend's cold blast to firm up the ice and bring fishermen back out.

Mild Winter Leaves More Midwesterners on Thin Ice Joe Barrett 2012

Annen said strong winds from the north had caused water from Green Bay to back up into the Fox River.

Mild Winter Leaves More Midwesterners on Thin Ice Joe Barrett 2012

Even though brakeman Kevin Kuske slipped during a load in the second heat, the German I sled driven by Andre Lange is first, 0.26 seconds ahead of the Russian I sled and Swiss I sled with '02 bronze medalist Martin Annen the pilot.

USATODAY.com - Hays-Jovanovic in tough spot after first day 2006

X factor: Annen has focused on these Games for four years.

USATODAY.com - Hays takes run at bobsled gold with 3 new teammates 2006