CALGARY — Canada’s Mirela Rahneva won a World Cup women’s skeleton race on home ice Friday, posting the fastest time in both heats to prevail by about a half-second over Germany’s Tina Hermann. It was the second victory of the season for the Ottawa native, who had a 0.46 second lead over Hermann. Canada also grabbed the bronze, with Calgary’s Elisabeth Maier holding off World Cup leader Elena Nikitina of Russia. It is a jam-packed final weekend of the World Cup season for skeleton athletes. Women will race their World Cup season-finale on Saturday, and men will finish their circuit for the season on Sunday.

Source: National Post February 23, 2019 00:57 UTC