The Ukrainian was 13th after the first descent, but managed to win back five places
Ukrainian Vladislav Geraskevich took eighth place at the first stage of the season Skeleton World Cup in Korean Pyeongchang.
Geraskevich was 13th after the first descent, but managed to win back five places and finished eighth. Another Ukrainian Yaroslav Lavrenyukin the first descent he finished the race 26th, and accordingly did not qualify for the second.
The winner of the first stage was the German Christopher Gretter, the second was Marcus Wyatt from Great Britain, and his compatriot Matt Weston was in third place.
The next stage of the World Cup will take place on Sunday, November 17, at 13:00, also in Pyeongchang.
- Skeleton World Cup. First stage. PyeongChang
1. Christopher Gretter (Germany) 1:46.32
2. Marcus Wyatt (Great Britain) +0.15
3. Matt Weston (Great Britain) +0.43
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8. Vladislav Geraskevich (Ukraine) +1.01
26. Yaroslav Lavrenyuk (Ukraine) 55.88 (one attempt)
Source: Sportarena
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