Sigulda (pps) Erin Hamlim from the USA, Latvia’s Nauris Skarustins and his team-mates Ritvars Steins/Marcis Kalnis in double are the Nations Cup winner of the season’s opener in Luge in Latvia. Erin Hamlin won in 45,683 seconds followed by Ewelina Staszulonek (45,691) from Poland and Russia’s Irina Gubkina (45,733). Local Hero Skraustins won the men’s race in front of Canada’s Jorgen Krause (52,918) and Takahisa Oguchi (53,112) from Japan. In doubles Latvia’s Ritvars Steins/Marcis Kalnis took the win in 45,146. Second Place went to Japan’s Goro Hayashibe/Masaki Toshiro (45,324) and third place to Canada’s Chris Moffat/Mike Moffat (45,362)