Janine Flock takes skeleton gold in World Cup opener
BySportsbeat
Updated 09/11/2017 at 18:33 GMT
Janine Flock set down a strong marker at Lake Placid as she claimed the opening skeleton crown of the IBSF World Cup season.
Janine Flock.
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The Austrian won in a searing time of 1:50.13, retaining her lead at the halfway stage to take the first gold of the new campaign.
Canadian Elisabeth Vathje scooped silver with a combined effort of 1:50.39 from her two runs, 0.26 seconds behind double European champion Flock.
Briton Lizzy Yarnold, the reigning skeleton Olympic champion, finished third after clocking 1:50.13 from her combined efforts.
And for Flock, it was the perfect way to start the new season on a course she is very fond of.
"It's a hard and a tough track," Flock said. "I like to be more focused and more concentrated, because it's very hard.
“It's very rough, it's bumpy, it's not good for your head.
“But it's a special, nice track with nice, round, cool rhythm. Yes, I love Placid.
"It's awesome. It's the best thing that can happen for me. It's the best thing when you start the season with a good result."
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