Hamlin leads USA clean sweep at Lake Placid

BySportsbeat

Published 05/12/2015 at 20:27 GMT

Erin Hamlin won the women’s luge singles World Cup at Lake Placid as the USA enjoyed a clean sweep on the podium.

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Hamlin surpassed her previous track record with the first run of 43.912 seconds before clocking 44.049 to finish with a total of 1:27.961.

That was 0.175 seconds ahead of fellow countrywoman Emily Sweeney and 0.26 seconds faster than Summer Britcher.

It was a weekend to remember for Sweeney and Britcher as they secured their first World Cup podium finishes.

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Germany’s Natalie Geisenberger won the event last year but she missed out on a medal by 0.019 seconds, coming fourth.

Geisenberger was also overtaken at the top of the World Cup rankings by Hamlin, after two competitions.

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