SOCHI (AP) — Latvia’s Oskars Melbardis finished his title-winning season in the four-man bobsled World Cup with a win in the last race Sunday.
The Latvian crew set a time of 1 minute 50.03 seconds over two runs in Sochi, beating the Russian sled piloted by Alexander Kasyanov by just 0.02 seconds.
Third place went to Germany’s Maximilian Arndt, 0.64 seconds off Melbardis’ time.
Melbardis had been assured of the overall World Cup title when his closest rival, Germany’s Francesco Friedrich, opted not to race in Sochi.
That made Melbardis a double champion after he and brakeman Daumans Dreiskens secured the two-man World Cup title on Saturday.
