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Dūkuris -. this Latvian term for a species would probably with "loon" is translated The Skeleton driver -. headfirst through the ice chute - and their fans know but with a similar name also to do something - at least since yesterday the Latvian Martins Dukurs is. World Champion Skelettonis, with impressive 1.74 seconds Lead from four runs before the Russians Alexander Tretyakov and the German Frank Rommel . Respect had expressed Dukurs especially over its German rivals on their "home track" and expects the Königsee their strong showing. At the end of success, however, was clear.

Tomas (left) and Martins Dukurs,
with his father as coach r (Photo: sporto.lv)

All surprisingly was not the success. Wikipedia knows Martins, as well as his equally Skelleton athletes known as Brother Tomas, a long time. 2011 he has been European Champion and winner of the overall World Cup. 2010 in Vancouver, he won Olympic silver and was elected to Latvia's athletes of the year.

Cheap entry opportunities in their sport for the brothers were Dukurs very fact that her father Dainis Dukurs many years was director of the bobsled track in Sigulda ( and 2010, by the way also "Coach of the Year"). Even as children they were always running around the track and had been watching the athletes, says Tomas. The Skeleton driver had fallen on them at that time always best. When the two boys on the proposal had been received of the Father to seriously devote the first professional athlete to have the skeleton, the father sold his house to finance this is to read sports newspapers in Latvia. Martins Dukurs is now the first winter sports world champion after regaining independence, Latvia.