Russia's Alexander Zubkov wins bobsled at Whistler

• Russia's Alexander Zubkov won his third consecutive four-man
• American Steven Holcomb placed fourth
• "I made too many mistakes," Holcomb said

WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) — Russia's Alexander Zubkov raced to his third consecutive World Cup four-man bobsled victory Saturday, beating teammate Alexander Kasjanov by 0.24 seconds.

Zubkov's team had a two-run time of 1 minute, 43.29 seconds.

Canada's Chris Spring was third and American Steven Holcomb fourth a day after winning the two-man event.

Holcomb, from Park City, Utah, teamed with Justin Olsen of San Antonio; Steve Langton of Melrose, Mass.; and Curt Tomasevicz of Shelby, Neb.

"I'm disappointed to finish fourth, but at the same time it's still the top four in the world, which isn't bad," Holcomb said. "There are 25 other sleds that would be really happy to be where I'm at right now. I'm bummed we didn't get a medal because this is my track. But that's racing; it's the way it goes. You can't win them all, but I did win here when it counted at the Olympics two years ago."

USA-1 finished in 1:43.89.

"I made too many mistakes," Holcomb said. "I need to make sure I stay focused and come back to improve on the second run like we did yesterday. It's still a learning experience."

Nick Cunningham of Monterey, Calif., was 11th, and Cory Butner of Yucaipa, Calif., was disqualified after his sled flipped in the second run.