Heraskevych matched Ukraine's record at the Skeleton World Cup.

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladislav Geraskevych matched his personal best result in his career during the Skeleton World Cup stages.

At the event in Winterberg, Germany, he finished just shy of the podium, securing fourth place.

In his first run, Geraskevych achieved the third-best time among all competitors, surpassing his closest rival by 0.02 seconds. However, he was unable to maintain this position during the second run, as he was overtaken by Christopher Groetter.

Another Ukrainian, Yaroslav Lavrenyuk, ranked 31st after the first run and did not qualify for the second attempt.

Results of the sixth stage of the World Cup 2024/25

1. Matt Weston (Great Britain) 1:53.12 min
2. Samuel Mayer (Austria) +0.58
3. Christopher Groetter (Germany) +0.88
4. Vladislav Geraskevych (Ukraine) +1.20
   ...31. Yaroslav Lavrenyuk (Ukraine) 59.48 seconds (after the first attempt)

Geraskevych had previously finished fourth in March 2024 at the World Cup stage in Lake Placid, USA.

Background. Earlier, Mind reported that the last winter Olympic champion from Ukraine has retired from his career.