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Ukrainian 17-year-old skeleton athlete becomes world junior champion

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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

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