Russia’s Elena Nikitina claimed her first World Cup win since 2013 ©IBSF

Russia’s Elena Nikitina and South Korea’s Sungbin Yun claimed victories at the second International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation World Cup of the season in Park City.

Nikitina achieved victory just weeks before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board decide what sanctions to take against Russia following allegations in the WADA-commissioned McLaren Reports of state-sponsored doping at its meeting in Lausanne.

The Sochi 2014 bronze medallist, who is believed to have attended an IOC Disciplinary Commission hearing earlier this month, produced an impressive performance at the Utah Olympic Park.

She set a start record of 4.83 seconds in both her runs to help her towards a combined time of 1min, 40.49sec.

It was enough to claim her first World Cup victory since January 2013, with the Russian ending 0.02 seconds clear of second place Tina Hermann of Germany.

The bronze medal was earned by world champion Jacqueline Lölling, who finished 0.23 seconds off the winner.

Nikitina moved into the lead in the overall standings on 417 points.

Yun continued to grow his reputation as he heads towards a home Olympic Games, with the South Korean showing he is a genuine threat for gold in the men’s event.

The 23-year-old achieved a track record of 48.50 seconds in his second run to finish with a winning total of 1:37.32.

World champion Martins Dukurs claimed silver, as the Latvian star ended 0.63 seconds behind Yun.

The podium was completed by Germany’s Axel Jungk, who was 0.75 seconds adrift.

Yun and Dukurs led the World Cup standings on 435 points.

Johannes Lochner piloted Germany to victory in the four-man bobsleigh event ©IBSF
Johannes Lochner piloted Germany to victory in the four-man bobsleigh event ©IBSF

In the second men’s four-man bobsleigh competition, world champion Johannes Lochner of Germany claimed victory.

Along with his brake team of Marc Rademacher, Christopher Weber and Christian Rasp, the crew finished in a time of 1:35.44.

The United States secured a silver medal, with Codie Bascue, Nathan Weber, Carlo Valdes and Sam McGuffie ending in 1:35.49.

Britain’s Bradley Hall delivered a stunning opening run to lead in the opening run of the event, but eventually celebrated a bronze medal with Bruce Tasker, Joel Fearon and Gregory Cackett.

Their time of 1:35.56 achieved Britain’s best result since December 2013.

Lochner tops the overall World Cup standings on 417 points.