Skeleton news - Yun Sung-bin hits the front in World Cup standings in St Moritz

The 24-year-old led from the front, recording a 1:08.20 first run, giving him a healthy 0.3s lead over second-place Nikita Tregubov at the halfway stage.

Despite claiming the fastest run of the day with a time of 1:07.63, Russia's Alexander Tretiakov was made to settle for silver, 0.33 seconds behind the South Korean, while his compatriot Tregubov completed the podium.

With just two races to go in this season's World Cup, it's all to play for, with just a point separating Sung-bin – who has now been on the podium for every race this term – and Tretiakov at the top of the standings.

Competition resumes in Lake Placid on 16 February.