Nice Britain’s Matt Weston missed out on a primary win of the skeleton World Cup season by one hundredth of a second after ending second in China on Saturday.
Germany’s Christopher Grotheer maintained his 100% begin to the season, claiming a 3rd consecutive victory on the Yanqing Nationwide Sliding Centre, close to Beijing.
China’s Yin Zheng accomplished the rostrum, edging Britain’s Marcus Wyatt into fourth place.
Weston held a 0.11secs benefit over reigning Olympic champion Grotheer after the opening run of the boys’s occasion, however the German got here by means of strongly within the second run to win in an total time of two minutes 1.93 seconds.
The Briton, who completed prime of the general standings final season, was third within the season’s opening two races.
In the meantime, GB’s Freya Tarbit continued her effective begin to the ladies’s skeleton season with a third-placed end.
Tarbit, 24, who gained gold in South Korea final weekend, was tied for first place alongside China’s Zhao Dan after the opening run.
However she dropped again on the finish of her second run, ending 0.41 seconds behind eventual winner Zhao.
Germany’s Hannah Niese, who gained Olympic gold on this observe in 2022, completed second, whereas GB’s Tabby Stoecker was fourth and team-mate Amelia Coltman 14th.
