In the men’s skeleton medal round Friday evening, Canada’s Jon Montgomery leapfrogged Latvia’s Martins Dukurs to take home the gold. Montgomery, who started the final run with 0.18 seconds to make up, ended up besting Dukurs by a mere 0.07 seconds.
Men’s Skeleton: Canadian Jon Montgomery Takes Gold
Russia’s Aleksandr Tretiyakov, who finished 1.02 seconds behind, won the bronze.
Martin Dukurs’ brother, fellow Latvian Tomass Dukurs, nearly saw his brother on the podium with him. Tomass Dukurs finished at fourth place, 1.40 seconds behind.
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