Britain's Hall wins his first World Cup gold in Lake Placid

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- British bobsled pilot Brad Hall won his first four-man bobsleigh World Cup with Taylor Lawrence, Greg Cackett and Arran Gulliver as his push crew in Lake Placid, the United States on Sunday.

Hall led his team to third place after the first run before propelling them further up the standings to claim the gold in one minute and 50.36 seconds, followed by Francesco Friedrich of Germa