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CALGARY -- The defending Olympic womens bobsled champions are back in the same sled once again. Sean Bunting Youth Jersey . Canadas Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse will reunite at this weekends season-opening World Cup at Canada Olympic Park as they begin their buildup to the Winter Games in Sochi. Humphries won a world title last year and has reached the podium at 13 straight events. Moyse, who competed in track cycling and rugby while taking a break from bobsled, has returned in top form after undergoing hip surgery a year ago. The veteran brakeman from Summerside, P.E.I., has set personal-best start times since coming back and won a push challenge event last weekend. She also set a new start record during selection races in Whistler, B.C. "That just made me excited about what I can possibly contribute and what I can give back to this team this year," Moyse said in a recent interview. "Because of that excitement and being named to the team as Canada 1 and being put into Kaillies sled, I think that excitement is just transcending. "Kaillie and I are both really excited about what we can do and what we can possibly experience this year." Humphries and Moyse first started sliding together in January 2009 and won Olympic gold a year later. Off and on, they have spent about 2 1/2 years together as a duo. They were all smiles after two practice runs on Thursday. "It went straight to comfortable mode," Humphries said of being back with her old partner. "I know shes in the best shape shes ever been in and its really exciting going into this season." Humphries, from Calgary, won the overall World Cup title last season with Chelsea Valois of Zenon Park, Sask. Valois will team with Edmontons Jenny Ciochetti in the Canada 2 sled for the season opener. Moyse suffered a serious ankle injury at the 2010 Rugby World Cup. She later took up track cycling before deciding about a year and a half ago to concentrate on both bobsled and rugby. She underwent hip surgery last fall and now feels as strong as ever entering the Olympic season. Her performance at testing made the decision to return to the Canada 1 sled with Humphries an easy one. "Based on the results, it was a no-brainer in terms of teaming us up together," Moyse said. There will be some changes in the mens sleds as well. Pilot Chris Spring of Calgary will team with Jesse Lumsden of Burlington, Ont., in the two-man and four-man sleds. Lumsden won the World Cup title with pilot Lyndon Rush of Humboldt, Sask., last season. Spring and Lumsden will be joined by Ottawas Cody Sorensen and Ben Coakwell of Saskatoon in the four-man sled. Rush will team with Calgary brakeman Lascelles Brown in the two-man and four-man sleds. David Bissett and Neville Wright, both of Edmonton, will join them in the four-man. The other Canadian sled will feature Justin Kripps of Summerland, B.C., who will drive Torontos Tim Randall, James MacNaughton of Newmarket, Ont., and Graeme Rinholm of Medicine Hat, Alta. The Canadian skeleton team is also looking strong this season. Calgarys Sarah Reid, who won bronze at the 2013 world championship, leads the womens side this week. She will be joined by Cassie Hawrysh of Brandon, Man., and Calgarys Robynne Thompson. The mens lineup for the season opener includes Eric Neilson of Kelowna, B.C., and Calgary-based racers John Fairbairn and Dave Greszczyszyn. "We have a really strong team," Neilson said. "We came out in selections, thats always the most stressful part. So the team is ready to go." Mellisa Hollingsworth of Eckville, Alta., and 2010 Olympic champion Jon Montgomery of Russell, Man., will open the season on the Intercontinental Cup circuit. Athletes can qualify for Sochi while competing on that circuit or at the World Cup level. Some 350 skeleton and bobsled competitors from 30 countries are expected to participate this week, including World Cup four-man champ Alexsandr Zubkov of Russia and World Cup skeleton champions Martins Dukurs of Latvia and Marion Thees of Germany. Competition kicks off Friday afternoon with the skeleton races. The two-man bobsled follows in the evening. On Saturday, the four-man bobsled is set for the morning with the womens bobsled Gerald McCoy Youth Jersey . Halak did not get the start in the Washington Capitals Tuesday night game against the St. Warren Sapp Womens Jersey . Amare Stoudemire had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Carmelo Anthony scored 21 and the New York Knicks won their eighth straight game, 93-92 over Philadelphia on Friday night, sending the Sixers to their 23rd straight loss. http://www.authenticbuccaneerspro.com/Ronde-barber-buccaneers-jersey/ . Long snapper Patrick Mannelly announced Friday that he is retiring after a 16-year-career with the Bears, a span in which he played in a team record 245 games and snapped the ball 2,282 times.Last years winner Many Clouds heads a maximum field for the Crabbies Grand National at Aintree on Saturday. The top 40 in the handicap from the five-day confirmation stage all stood their ground at the 48-hour final declaration stage.As a result, the last horse in the field is the Rebecca Curtis-trained The Romford Pele. It means there is no place for 2014 winner Pineau De Re, nor Alvarado, who has finished fourth for the last two years.Double Seven, who was third in 2014, and Cheltenham Festival winner Cause Of Causes also miss the cut.However, all eyes will be on the Oliver Sherwood-trained Many Clouds, who will have to carry top weight of 11st 10lb round the unique course if he is to become the first horse since the great Red Rum in 1974 to record back-to-back victories in the worlds greatest steeplechase.Last years runner-up Saint Are will try to go one better, while other fancied runners include Silviniaco Conti, The Last Samuri, Holywell, The Druids Nephew and Shutthefrontdoor.Crabbies Grand National 2016 Final Entries & WeightsClick on each horse for their profile, stats & formClick here to bet on the Grand NationalHORSEAge/WgtRatingOwnerTrainerMANY CLOUDS (IRE)9-11-10165Trevor HemmingsOliver SherwoodSILVINIACO CONTI (FR)10-11-08163Potensis Bloodstock Ltd & Chris GilesPaul NichollsFIRST LIEUTENANT (IRE)11-11-04159Gigginstown House StudMouse Morris IREWONDERFUL CHARM (FR)8-11-03158Robin GeffenPaul NichollsBALLYNAGOUR (IRE)10-11-02157Allan StennettDavid PipeTHIRD INTENTION (IRE)9-11-02157Robert and Sarah TizzardColin TizzardGILGAMBOA (IRE)8-11-01156J P McManusEnda Bolger IREOFAOLAINS BOY (IRE)9-11-01156Trembath, Hyde, Outhart & HillRebecca CurtisON HIS OWN (IRE)12-11-01156Andrea & Graham WylieWillie Mullins IRETHE DRUIDS NEPHEW (IRE)9-11-00155The Stonehenge DruidsNeil MulhollandROCKY CREEK (IRE)10-10-13154The Johnson & Stewart FamiliesPaul NichollsSIR DES CHAMPS (FR)10-10-13154Gigginstown House StudWillie Mullins IREHOLYWELL (IRE)9-10-12153Gay SmithJonjo ONeillSHUTTHEFRONTDOOR (IRE)9-10-11152J P McManusJonjo ONeillSOLL11-10-11152Derrick MossopDavid PipeAACHEN12-10-10151Tony BloomVenetia WilliamsBOSTON BOB (IRE)11-10-10151Andrea & Graham WylieWillie Mullins IREBUYWISE (IRE)9-10-10151T Hywel JonesEvan WilliamsDOUBLE ROSS (IRE)10-10-09150Options O SyndicateNigel Twiston-DaviesMORNING ASSEMBLY (IRE)9-10-09150Clipper Logistics Group LtdPat Fahy IREGALLANT OSCAR (IRE)10-10-08149J P McManusTony Martin IREGOONYELLA (IRE)9-10-08149Ann & Alan Potts PartnershipJim Dreaper IRELE REVE (IRE)8-10-08149Pat BettsLucy WadhamONENIGHTINVIENNA (IRE)7-10-08149Judith LuffPhilip HobbsTHE LAST SAMURI (IRE)8-10-08149Paul & Clare RooneyKim BaileyUCELLO CONTI (FR)8-10-08149Simon MunirGordon Elliott IREUNIONISTE (FR)8-10-08149John HalesPaul NichollsKRUZHLININ (GER)9-10-07148Paul & Clare RooneyPhilip HobbsRULE THE WORLD9-10-07148Gigginstown House StudMouse Morris IREBALLYCASEY (IRE)9-10-06147Susannah RicciWillie Mullins IREBLACK THUNDER (FR)9-10-06147Donlon, MacDonald, Fulton & WebbPaul NichollsHADRIANS APPROACH (IRE)9-10-06147Richard & Lizzie Kelvin-HughesNicky HendersonJUST A PAR (IRE)9-10-06147Graham Roach & Paul BarberPaul NichollsKATENKO (FR)10-10-06147Andrew BrooksVenetia WilliamsVICS CANVAS (IRE)13-10-06147Bodeen Bandits PartnershipDermot McLoughlin IREPENDRA (IRE)8-10-05146J P McManusCharlie LongsdonSAINT ARE (FR)10-10-05146David FoxTom GeorgeVIEUX LION ROUGE (FR)7-10-05146Prof Caroline Tisdall & John GentDavid PipeHOME FARM (IRE)9-10-04145Chris JonesHenry de Bromhead IRETHE ROMFORD PELE (IRE)9-10-04145Trembath & OuthartRebecca CurtisGrand National Entries: The ReservesThe following four horses are on the reserve listClick on each horse for their profile, stats & formHORSEAge/WgtRatingOwnerTrainerBISHOPS ROAD (IRE)8-10-03144Alan HalsallKerry LeeKNOCK HOUSE (IRE)7-10-03144Tim RadfordMick ChannonPERFECT CANDIDATE (IRE)9-10-02143ISL RecruitmentFergal OBrienMAGGIO (FR)11-10-02143Douglas Pryde/James BeaumontPatrick Griffin IRE Also See: Live results service Full racecards Get Sky Sports ' ' '