Yaroslav Lavreniuk, 17, a Ukrainian skeleton athlete, has received a gold medal on the World Junior Championships in St Moritz, Switzerland.

Supply: Champion, a sports activities information platform inside Ukrainska Pravda’s holding firm

Particulars: The athlete from Zhytomyr received within the U20 age group, ending the competitors with a complete time of two:18.70. The Ukrainian managed to beat his nearest competitor by two-hundredths of a second.

Yaroslav Lavreniuk completed fourth within the U-23 class, which was received by German Lukas David Nydegger.

For reference: That is Lavreniuk's second medal on the World Junior Championships. Final yr, he received a bronze medal in the identical class (U-20).

World Junior Skeleton Championships. Males, U-20

18 January, St Moritz (Switzerland)

1. Yaroslav Lavreniuk (Ukraine) 2:18.70

2. Emīls Indriksons (Latvia) +0.02

3. Valentino Buff (Switzerland) +1.12

Background: Yaroslav Lavreniuk received a silver medal on the Winter Youth Olympics final yr.

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