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01/02 18:07 CST Austria's Janine Flock wins World Cup skeleton race, USA's
Mystique Ro finishes second
Austria's Janine Flock wins World Cup skeleton race, USA's Mystique Ro finishes
second
WINTERBERG, Germany (AP) --- Austria's Janine Flock won a World Cup women's
skeleton race on Friday, while Mystique Ro of the U.S. got her best finish of
the season.
Ro was leading after the first of two runs, but Flock overtook her in the
second heat and finished with a combined time of 2 minutes, 0.22 seconds.
Ro was second in 2:00.60, and Anna Fernstaedt of Czechia was third in 2:00.83.
"Today was just let it run, let it fly and shake off the first four races of
the season," Ro said. "A great start to the Olympic year."
Ro finished 26th, 7th, 15th and 25th in the first four World Cup events this
season.
Also Friday, Kendall Wesenberg was 10th and Kelly Curtis was 11th for the U.S.
--- which will announce its Olympic teams later this month.
Weather issues caused the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation to
cancel two other races planned for Friday --- a men's skeleton race and a mixed
skeleton event.
The men's skeleton race was rescheduled for Wednesday in St. Moritz,
Switzerland, which is next weekend's planned World Cup stop. There will be
men's, women's and mixed races there as planned on Jan. 9 as well.
Up next
Bobsled: World Cup monobob and two-man races on Saturday at Winterberg.
Luge: World Cup men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles
on Saturday at Sigulda, Latvia.
Skeleton: World Cup men's race on Wednesday at St. Moritz, Switzerland.
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