Latvia won gold in a World Cup luge team relay on Sunday, with Austria second and the U.S. grabbing third.

The Latvian team of Eliza Tiruma, Kristers Aparjods and the doubles sled of Marlins Bots and Roberts Plume finished in 2 minutes, 24.294 seconds. Austria’s team of Madeleine Egle, Nico Gleirscher and the doubles sled of Thomas Steu and Lorenz Koller was second in 2:24.652.

The Americans — Summer Britcher, Tucker West and the doubles team of Chris Mazdzer and Jayson Terdiman — got the bronze in 2:24.802. Germany, on home ice, managed only fourth in 2:24.955.

Summer Britcher of the USA races in the ice track during the women's single-seater first run in the Luge World Cup in Winterberg, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. (Friso Gentschdpa via AP)

Summer Britcher of the USA races in the ice track during the women's single-seater first run in the Luge World Cup in Winterberg, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. (Friso Gentschdpa via AP)

It was the second team relay medal of the season for USA Luge, which grabbed silver in the season-opening relay on the new track in Yanqing, China, that will be used for the Beijing Olympics next month.

WOMEN'S SINGLES

Germany found the top of the podium in the women’s race earlier Sunday, with Julia Taubitz (1:53.167) rallying to overtake fellow German slider Natalie Geisenberger (1:53.408) in the second heat to claim the gold.

Julia Taubitz of Germany celebrates on podium after winning the women's single-seater competition of the Luge World Cup in Winterberg, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. (Friso Gentschdpa via AP)

Julia Taubitz of Germany celebrates on podium after winning the women's single-seater competition of the Luge World Cup in Winterberg, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. (Friso Gentschdpa via AP)

Egle was third for Austria. Taubitz moved 102 points ahead of Egle in the women’s overall World Cup standings with five races remaining; the margin between the two had been 72 entering Sunday.

Britcher was fifth in the women’s race, with Brittney Arndt 12th and Ashley Farquharson 16th. Emily Sweeney did not finish for the Americans, crashing out in her second heat after posting some of the fastest split times of anyone in the race.

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Trinity Ellis of Canada speeds in the ice track in the women's single-seater first run in the Luge World Cup in Winterberg, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. (Friso Gentschdpa via AP)

Trinity Ellis of Canada speeds in the ice track in the women's single-seater first run in the Luge World Cup in Winterberg, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. (Friso Gentschdpa via AP)

The World Cup luge series moves to Sigulda, Latvia, next weekend.

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