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Zvejnieks wins gold at 2017 Winter Universiade

BC, Riga, 01.02.2017.Print version

Latvia's highest-ranked alpine skier Kristaps Zvejnieks on Wednesday won the gold medal in Alpine skiing combined at the 2017 Winter Universiade, held in Kazakhstan's Almaty.


Zvejnieks is bringing home Latvia's first ever gold medal from at the Universiade.


Zvejnieks finished first in giant slalom and second in slalom, clocking two minutes 2.2 seconds on aggregate. Maarten Meiners placed second, losing 0.88 seconds to Zvejnieks, and Slovakia's Matej Falat finished third.





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