{"id":2048,"date":"2014-12-19T08:52:44","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T13:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.slidingonice.com\/?p=2048"},"modified":"2014-12-19T08:55:13","modified_gmt":"2014-12-19T13:55:13","slug":"20142015-fibt-world-cup-mens-skeleton-race-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slidingonice.com\/?p=2048","title":{"rendered":"2014\/2015 FIBT World Cup &#8211; Men&#8217;s Skeleton &#8211; Race 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>From Lake Placid, USA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After a lackluster effort in the 2013 race, Martins Dukurs came back strong in 2014 at\u00a0Lake Placid. \u00a0The Latvian was fastest in both runs, upending 2013 American gold medalist Matt Antoine and brother Tomass Dukurs in the process. Martins was quickest in both heats, cruising to victory, while Matt Antoine came into the second run in second, but a tough run set him back to third, while Tomass Dukurs took silver. \u00a0German Axel Jungk finished fourth in his first World Cup event on American soil, while American Kyle Tress rounded out the top five.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It was a solid day for the entire American squad, as World Cup newcomer Stephen Garbett finished out the top 10. \u00a0Dave Greszczyszyn led the way for Canada with an eighth place finish, while teammates\u00a0Barrett Martineau and Greg Rafter finished 16th and 25th. Korea&#8217;s Sungbin Yun was disqualified after leaving the start too early.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Results:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"33\"><strong>Pos<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"*\"><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><strong>Nation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><strong>Bib<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><strong>Run 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><strong>Run 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Martins Dukurs<\/td>\n<td>LAT<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>53.74<\/td>\n<td>53.68<\/td>\n<td>1:47.42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Tomass Dukurs<\/td>\n<td>LAT<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>53.89<\/td>\n<td>53.83<\/td>\n<td>1:47.72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Matthew Antoine<\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>53.84<\/td>\n<td>54.02<\/td>\n<td>1.47.86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Axel Jungk<\/td>\n<td>GER<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>54.56<\/td>\n<td>54.16<\/td>\n<td>1:48.72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Kyle Tress<\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>54.37<\/td>\n<td>54.66<\/td>\n<td>1:49.03<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Raphael Maier<\/td>\n<td>AUT<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>54.65<\/td>\n<td>54.61<\/td>\n<td>1:49.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Anton Batuev<\/td>\n<td>RUS<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>54.48<\/td>\n<td>54.81<\/td>\n<td>1:49.29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Dave Greszczyszyn<\/td>\n<td>CAN<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>54.71<\/td>\n<td>54.61<\/td>\n<td>1:49.32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Matthias Guggenberger<\/td>\n<td>AUT<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>54.75<\/td>\n<td>54.63<\/td>\n<td>1:49.38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Stephen Garbett<\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>55.03<\/td>\n<td>54.46<\/td>\n<td>1:49.49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Pavel Kulikov<\/td>\n<td>RUS<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>54.57<\/td>\n<td>54.97<\/td>\n<td>1:49.54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Hiroatsu Takahashi<\/td>\n<td>JPN<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>55.22<\/td>\n<td>54.39<\/td>\n<td>1:49.61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Alexander Mutovin<\/td>\n<td>RUS<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>54.85<\/td>\n<td>54.78<\/td>\n<td>1:49.63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Dom Parsons<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>54.90<\/td>\n<td>54.94<\/td>\n<td>1:49.84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Christopher Grotheer<\/td>\n<td>GER<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>55.07<\/td>\n<td>54.79<\/td>\n<td>1:49.86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Barrett Martineau<\/td>\n<td>CAN<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>55.26<\/td>\n<td>54.79<\/td>\n<td>1:50.05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Kilian von Schleintz<\/td>\n<td>GER<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>55.14<\/td>\n<td>54.93<\/td>\n<td>1:50.07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Ed Smith<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>55.05<\/td>\n<td>55.05<\/td>\n<td>1:50.10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Yuki Sasahara<\/td>\n<td>JPN<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>55.03<\/td>\n<td>55.15<\/td>\n<td>1:50.18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Joseph Luke Cecchini<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>55.27<\/td>\n<td>55.18<\/td>\n<td>1:50.45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>John Farrow<\/td>\n<td>AUS<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>55.35<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>Ronald Auderset<\/td>\n<td>SUI<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>55.37<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>Hansin Lee<\/td>\n<td>KOR<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>55.58<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>Ander Mirambell<\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>55.60<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>Greg Rafter<\/td>\n<td>CAN<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>56.10<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DSQ<\/td>\n<td>Sungbin Yun<\/td>\n<td>KOR<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>DSQ<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">From Lake Placid, USA After a lackluster effort in the 2013 race, Martins Dukurs came back strong in 2014 at\u00a0Lake Placid. \u00a0The Latvian was fastest in both runs, upending 2013 American gold medalist Matt Antoine <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slidingonice.com\/?p=2048\" title=\"2014\/2015 FIBT World Cup &#8211; 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