The first run- done!

Among 39 athletes there are also three Latvian luge racers - Mārtiņš Rubenis, Kristaps Mauriņš and Inārs Kivlenieks, who year ago ( 24.02.2013 ) made a Sochi track start record - 4,629 seconds.

In the first run the best of ours was Mārtiņš Rubenis, who crossed the finish line after 52,775 seconds. Race leader Albert Demchenko was 0.60 seconds faster then him.

Inārs Kivlenieks finished after 52,872 seconds, but Kristaps Mauriņš his first run slide 53,144 seconds fast.

After the first run:

1st Albert Demchenko (Russia ) - 52,170 sec.

2nd Felix Loch ( Germany ) - 52,185 sec.

3rd Armin Zoggler ( Italy ) - 52,506 sec.

11th Mārtiņš Rubenis

15th Inārs Kivlenieks

23rd Kristaps Mauriņš