Ottawa's Mirela Rahneva won the women's skeleton race in St. Moritz in just her fifth World Cup event.
Fellow Canadian Elisabeth Vathje finished in fourth, but retained third overall position in the standings. Rahneva's gold bumped her up to fifth in the standings.
Latvia's Martins Dukurs continued his strong form in St. Moritz, winning his second consecutive World Cup skeleton event on Friday.
Dukurs finished with a total time of two minutes 15.10 seconds on the natural ice track, three one-hundredths faster than second-place Sungbin Yun from South Korea. Russia's Nikita Tregybov earned bronze.
Calgary's Barrett Martineau continued his season-long run as Canada's top slider, finishing 11th in the final. Fellow Canadians Kevin Boyer and Dave Greszczyszyn did not reach the final, finishing 23rd and 24th respectively.
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Canada's Mirela Rahneva wins 1st World Cup skeleton gold
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