Team USA’s Bradley Nicol begins his second run during the men’s North American Cup skeleton race at Mount Van Hoevenberg on March 26. (News photo — Parker O’Brien)

LAKE PLACID — With the bobsled and skeleton season coming to an end, Mystique Ro, of Nokesville, Virginia, put on a dominating performance this weekend.

The 28-year-old slider swept both women’s skeleton races on Saturday, March 25 and Sunday, March 26 during the North American Cup in Lake Placid.

“It’s nice to see that after a long season, I still can put together a couple of good runs and be consistent and have a fast pushed to put everyone in the mix,” Ro said.

She won the race on March 25 in a blazing two-run time of 1 minute, 50.24 seconds. Ro then followed that up with a win on March 26 in 1:52.32 at Mount Van Hoevenberg.

“This is my home track, so it’s nice to end on a good note and to kick off the offseason with something very positive,” she said.

Switzerland’s Livio Summermatter slides down the track during the men’s North American Cup skeleton race on March 26 in Lake Placid. (News photo — Parker O’Brien)

The NAC races were the last event on the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton calendar. Ro finished the season with three Europe Cups and two Intercontinental Cup wins. She said it’s nice to see the culmination of the progress that she has made this season.

On March 25, Ro posted the two fastest run times en route to the NAC win, but after that race, she said she felt really tired and didn’t know if she could repeat her performance on March 26.

“I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to have the pushes I need,” Ro said. “But coming in today — well-rested — I felt a lot more positive about my prep work and just being able to relax and to enjoy it and just have fun, which is what sliding is. Just having fun.”

Great Britain’s Freya Tarbit took second place on March 25 in a time of 1:51.86, while her teammate Amelia Coltman was third in 1:52.28. On March 26, Coltman (1:53.64) edged out Tarbit (1:54.17) to earn second, while Tarbit was third.

Team USA’s Michelle Toukan finished in fourth place on both days. Toukan finished with times of 1:52.44 on March 25 and 1:55.15 on March 26.

Team USA’s Mystique Ro begins her second run during the women’s North American Cup skeleton race at Mount Van Hoevenberg on March 26. (News photo — Parker O’Brien)

On the men’s side, Great Britain’s Jacob Salisbury completed a skeleton sweep on March 25 and 26. He won the race on March 25 in 1:47.91, before taking the race on March 26 in a time of 1:50.72.

Canada’s Kyle Donsberger finished in second place on March 25 in 1:49.27. The Canadian also finished in third place on March 26 in 1:51.03. Switzerland’s Livio Summermatter placed third in the March 25 race in a time of 1:49.46.

Bradley Nicol, of Springville, Utah, was the lone American to earn a podium finish in the men’s skeleton events. He finished in second place on March 26 which was by far his best career result.

“Last year on the NAC I was fighting just to not take last place,” Nicol said, “so to even take second today was a huge fill to me.”

Nicol, 23, recorded the fastest first-heat time, which put him in first place. But on the second run, he had the third fastest run-time, which dropped him into second place overall. He finished with a time of 1:50.86.

Team USA’s Bradley Nicol nears the finish line of the men’s North American Cup skeleton race on March 26 in Lake Placid. (News photo — Parker O’Brien)

“I didn’t know how to handle those emotions,” he said. “I’ve never been in that position before and I’m just grateful that I was able to finish the race.”

Despite recording a career-best finish to end the season, Nicol said all he is thinking about right now is heading back home and seeing his wife.

“That’s all I want right now,” Nicol said. “We’ll start thinking about the next season starting next week.”

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Monobob

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Australia’s Breeana Walker opened up the first of two NAC monobob races with a first-place finish on Thursday, March 23. Walker finished with a two-run time of 2:01.79.

German’s Laura Nolte (2:02.02) and Lisa Buckwitz (2:03.19) placed second and third, respectively.

On Friday, March 24, Nolte took first place in 2:00.63, while Walker (2:00.70) was second and Buckwitz (2:02.01) was third.

Team USA’s Riley Compton earned fourth place on both days, while Lauren Brzozowski earned fifth place twice. Sylvia Hoffman placed seventh on March 23 and 24.

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Two-man bobsled

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Team USA’s Frank Del Duca and Darius Joseph earned first place in the two-man bobsled race on Thursday, March 23, finishing with a combined time of 1:54.29. Team USA’s Geoffrey Gadbois and Paul Rabic (1:54.39) finished in second, while Canada’s Pat Norton and Keaton Bruggeling (1:54.50) placed third.

Norton and Bruggeling won the March 24 event in 1:52.98. Del Duca and Joseph took second in 1:53.04 and Gadbois and Rabic were third in 1:53.46.

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Final day

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On the final two days of the North American Cup, two-woman and four-man bobsled races took place at Mount Van Hoevenberg.

In two-woman on Sunday, March 26, Lauren Brzozowski and Sydney Milani placed second with a time of 1:56.86, while teammates Sylvia Hoffman and Amoni Ashby took third with a time of 1:57.18. Rounding out the pack, Kaysha Love and Rylie Matthews in fifth with a time of 1:58.91.

In four-man that same day, Frank Del Duca, Levi Shetler, Kris Horn and Darius Joseph took first with a time of 1:52.37. Zach Snyder, Timothy Monroe, Tyler Madl and Dylan Reda placed second with a time of 1:54.75.

On Monday March 27, the festivities concluded with Team Del Duca placing first with a time of 1:53.02. Team Snyder finished in second with a time of 1:54.16.

In two-woman on March 27, Brzozowski and Milani placed third overall with a time of 1:56.61 while Hoffman and Eboni Birch placed fourth in 1:57.11. Love and Matthews took fifth in 1:58.25.

The NAC races marked the end of the USA bobsled season. Brzozowski finished first overall in NAC monobob.

“This season has been a dream come true,” Brzozowski said in a statement. “I am super grateful for the opportunities to develop and work with some incredible athletes. I remain excited to see what we all do on and off the ice next season.”