Chris Mazdzer leads an American one-two in Lake Placid

It was yet more bad news for Felix Loch – the four-time defending World Cup champion – who, after being disqualified last week in the season opener, finished down in sixth after a poor second run.

Mazdzer posted a two-run time of 1 minute, 42.808 seconds to edge his compatriot Tucker West by 0.033 seconds. Wolfgang Kindl from Austria rounded out the podium in 1:42.848.

Two-time Olympic champion Loch had a comfortable tenth of a second lead after the first run but nearly crashed on his second run – losing time and finishing down in sixth.

This is the second year in a row that a Team USA slider has won the Lake Placid World Cup. West won last year and set the track record.