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Elīna Ieva Bota, Eduards Ševics-Mikeļševics/Lūkass Krasts, Kristers Aparjods and Marta Robežniece/Kitija Bogdanova competed in the Latvian national team.
The victory was won by the Austrian lugers, who reached the finish line in three minutes and 1.215 seconds. The Latvian quartet trailed the Austrians by 0.295 seconds, while the Americans lost 0.428 seconds and were third.
The fourth and fifth places were occupied by Poland and Ukraine, respectively.
Out of eight teams, five quartets reached the finish line, the Chinese and German teams did not finish, but the Italians were disqualified.
In the relay so far this season alone, in the competition of eight national teams, Latvia has been in third and fourth place.
The fifth stage of the World Cup will be held in Winterberg in January, when the Olympic qualification will be concluded, but in the first of two stages, on another German track in Oberhof, the medals of the European Championship will also be distributed, with the athletes competing in the Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Olympic Games in early February.
