Ukraine's luge relay team secured an unexpected third-place finish at a World Cup event in Sigulda, Latvia, marking their first World Cup medal in over 16 years.
GERMANY won a World Cup luge team relay on Sunday, with Austria finishing second. Those nations have the top two luge programs in the world right now. Ukraine won its first World Cup luge medal in more than 16 years. The country’s relay team finished third in a race at Sigulda, Latvia. The medal came in a very unconventional way. There were seven teams in the relay, and four of them didn’t finish.
Ukraine finished almost four seconds back of Germany’s winning time, but out of the three finishers, it was third-fastest. Ukraine doesn’t have a sliding track in its own country; the team considers the facility in Sigulda to be its home track and prepares for seasons with a fall training camp there. Sliders from many nations often have the chance to slide on tracks in their own countries, a big advantage. Ukraine doesn’t have that luxury. It has never won a sliding sport medal—not in luge, bobsled or skeleton—at the Olympics, and it hadn’t been a real contender in any race contested during the four World Cup luge stops so far this season until Sunday
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