Russia (bbabo.net), - Russian skeletonists Elena Nikitina and Alexander Tretyakov became bronze medalists of the seventh stage of the World Cup, which takes place in Winterberg, Germany.

Medalist of the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, winner of the 2018/2019 World Cup season Nikitina lost 0.43 seconds. The second was the German Jacqueline Lelling (lag - 0.24).

The situation with the Olympic champion Tretyakov was not so clear-cut. After the first attempt, the Russian was in the lead, ahead of his closest pursuer, Latvian Martins Dukurs, by 0.21 seconds. However, these results were canceled after a protest lodged by the German national team. The rivals complained about the presence of snow on the track.

The winner was determined by the results of one attempt. The best time was shown by Dukurs (56.36 seconds). The second was the German Axel Jung (the gap was 0.01 seconds), the third was Tretyakov (+ 0.05 seconds).

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