CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Germany’s Laura Nolte edged American rival Kaysha Love to win the monobob test event on the new track for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Saturday.

Nolte, the reigning Olympic and world champion in two-woman, finished 0.15 seconds ahead of Love, the world champion in monobob, which features only one competitor per sled.

Love, a former sprinter at UNLV, had the fastest starting times in both runs. But Nolte had the fastest run of the day at 59.67 seconds in her second trip down, moving her up from third after the opening descent.

“Winning on the Olympic track gives you a lot of confidence,” Nolte said. “I’m very, very happy with my start times, that I’m so close to the top starters now. That’s how you can win a race.

“With the runs, I am not th

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