Zubkov wins 4-man bobsled World Cup overall title

More sports February 17, 2013

Zubkov wins 4-man bobsled World Cup overall title

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Alexandr Zubkov of Russia retained the four-man bobsled overall title Sunday, while Oskars Melbardis claimed his first World Cup by driving Latvia to victory in the final race of the season.

Melbardis and his team of Daumants Drieskens, Arvis Vikaste and Arvis Dambis had a two-run time of 1 minute, 52.29 seconds to edge out Thomas Florschuetz's Germany by 0.02 seconds. Zubkov was tied for third with Russia's Alexander Kasyanov, 0.14 seconds behind the winner at Sanki Sliding Centre, the venue for next year's Sochi Olympics.

Zubkov, who also won back-to-back overall titles in 2005-06, won five races this season to total 1,727 points from eight events. Melbardis was second with 1,625, followed by Gemany's Manuel Machata with 1,594 points.

Subjects
- Sports,
- Bobsledding,
- Men's bobsledding,
- Men's sports
Locations
- Russia,
- Sochi,
- Eastern Europe,
- Europe

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