2016/2017 FIL World Cup – Men’s Luge – Race 4

From Park City, USA

Roman Repilov continued to have the best season of his career, posting the best time in both heats on his way to a gold medal in Park City.

The Russian was fastest off the top in the first heat, and quickest at the bottom in both, beating Austrian Wolfgang Kindl by nearly .2 in the process.

Kindl was quick in his second run, and appeared to be closing the gap when a small skid slowed him down, moving him back to the third fastest run in the second heat and the second best combined time. The Austrian was .172 ahead of Italian Dominik Fischnaller, who finished third.

American Tucker West couldn’t back up his American gold medal in Lake Placid with another one on home soil, finishing just off the podium in fourth. German Felix Loch finished fifth, just ahead of Stepan Fedorov of Russia.

West’s teammate, Chris Mazdzer, finished seventh, struggling to find speed in both of his runs. Taylor Morris finished 11th despite two fifth slowest starts, while  Jonathan Gustafson finished 17th to round out the American effort.

It was a tough event for the Canadians, with Mitchel Malyk finishing 18th to lead the charge. Neither he nor teammate Reid Watts could find the speed they needed in Park City, with Watts finishing 28th.

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