LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Olympic champion Alexander Tretiakov of Russia won the gold medal at a World Cup men’s skeleton race on Friday, holding off Matt Antoine of the U.S.
Tretiakov finished his two runs at Mount Van Hoevenberg in 1 minute, 46.49 seconds. It was the first competition since international officials elected to pull this season’s world bobsled and skeleton championships out of Russia, where Tretiakov won his Olympic gold in 2014.
