Breeana Walker won the second race of the season ©IBSF/Viesturs Lacis

Sigulda is set to host back-to-back International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) Women’s Monobob World Series competitions.

Austria’s Katrin Beierl currently leads the series standings after she finished third at the opening two events at Winterberg and Innsbruck.

Beierl tops the standings on 204 points.

She is followed by Switzerland’s Melanie Hasler and Romania’s Andreea Grecu, who boast 188 and 184 points respectively after solid results at the first two events.

Fourth place in the standings is shared between the winners of the opening two races.

Russia’s Nadezhda Sergeeva topped the podium in Winterberg, but was absent from the subsequent competition in Austria won by Australia’s Breeana Walker.

Innsbruck hosted the second race of the season at the weekend ©IBSF/Viesturs Lacis
Innsbruck hosted the second race of the season at the weekend ©IBSF/Viesturs Lacis

Walker did not start in Winterberg.

The overall standings could become clearer in Sigulda, with competition set to take place over the next two days.

The series will include a second event in Innsbruck, one race in St Moritz and two final competitions in Königssee.

Monobob is featuring on the second-tier Europe Cup and North American Cup circuits, as well as at IBSF World Cups for the first time this season.