The German took control of proceedings at the Whistler Sliding Centre by clocking 53.74 seconds in her opening effort down the track.

It gave her a healthy advantage over home favourite Jane Channell, with the Canadian lying second on 54.03.

The duo retained their places in the standings after the second run of the competition, with Lölling finishing in 54.64, giving her a combined time of 1min 48.38sec.

Channell closed on the German but was unable to overhaul her rival, eventually ending 0.23 off the winner’s pace.

Germany’s Tina Hermann rounded off the podium places, ending a further 0.04 down.

The race took place without last weekend’s World Cup winner Elena Nikitina, with the Olympic bronze medallist one of four Russian athletes suspended by the IBSF.

Nikitina and Sochi 2014 Olympic men’s champion Aleksandr Tretiakov were retrospectively disqualified from the Games on Wednesday (November 22), as part of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) investigation into doping and sample tampering at the Games.

Mariia Orlova and Olga Potylitsyna, the two other Russian sliders sanctioned by the IOC, have also been suspended by the IBSF.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has hit out at the sanction, comparing it to the situation with the International Ski Federation, who have allowed six Russians to compete in cross-country World Cup action despite being sanctioned by the IOC.

"The federation [FIS] did not suspend the Russian athletes because there is no written reasoning," Mutko told the Russian news agency TASS.

"Appeals are being prepared, but athletes are bound hand and foot as there is no written reasoning.

"However, it seems that the IBSF does not need it.

"Let the federation's President explain why the skeleton athletes have been suspended.

"This situation shows the federation’s attitude to athletes who are currently overseas.

"We have a strategy to defend them, appeals will be filed, and in case a need arises, we will go to a civil court."

Olympic champion Kaillie Humphries delivered home success in the women’s bobsleigh event, alongside Melissa Lotholz.

The duo finished in a time of 1:46.67, with defending World Cup winner Jamie Greubel Poser and Aja Evans ending 0.48 seconds adrift in second.

The Americans were followed by their compatriots Elana Meyers Taylor and Kehri Jones, with the world champion clocking 1:47.50.

Humphries now leads the overall World Cup standings on 660 points, with Greubel Poser second on 627.

There was further success for the host nation in the two-man competition, with Chris Spring and brakeman Neville Wright triumphing in 1:44.17.

The duo ended just 0.02 in front of their fellow Canadians Justin Kripps and Alexander Kopacz, who took the silver.

Latvia’s Oskars Melbardis and Daumants Dreiskens rounded off the podium places in a time of 1:44.26.

Sochi Olympians Alexander Kasjanov and Aleksei Pushkarev raced with "the truth is on our side” following the news of the disqualification of Alexander Zubkov’s disqualification from the four man event at the Games.

The duo are in line for the bronze medal from the Games, but both are being investigated by the Oswald Commission.

They finished fourth in 1:44.34.

Kripps leads the overall World Cup standings on 612 points from three races, with Spring second on 577.