Yaroslav Lavreniuk, 17, a Ukrainian skeleton athlete, has won a gold medal at the World Junior Championships in St Moritz, Switzerland.
The athlete from Zhytomyr won in the U20 age group, finishing the competition with a total time of 2:18.70. The Ukrainian managed to beat his nearest competitor by two-hundredths of a second.
Yaroslav Lavreniuk finished fourth in the U-23 category, which was won by German Lukas David Nydegger.
For reference: This is Lavreniuk’s second medal at the World Junior Championships. Last year, he won a bronze medal in the same category (U-20).
World Junior Skeleton Championships. Men, U-20
18 January, St Moritz (Switzerland)
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1. Yaroslav Lavreniuk (Ukraine) 2:18.70
2. Emīls Indriksons (Latvia) +0.02
3. Valentino Buff (Switzerland) +1.12
Yaroslav Lavreniuk won a silver medal at the Winter Youth Olympics last year.
Source: Ukrainska Pravda