Great Britain's Matt Weston leads team-mate Marcus Wyatt in the overall World Cup standings
Great Britain's Matt Weston is on the brink of back-to-back world titles after a dominant display in St Moritz to win his second successive World Cup skeleton gold.
Weston, who became the first Briton to win the overall men's World Cup title in 16 years in St Moritz last year, reproduced his fine form that saw him win the sixth race of the skeleton World Cup season last week in Winterberg.
The 27-year-old finished 0.54 seconds ahead of Olympic champion Christopher Grotheer to extend his lead ahead of team-mate Marcus Wyatt at the top of the overall standings by 123 points.
The result means a 15th-place finish in the final race in Norway in February would be enough to secure successive overall World Cup crowns.
"It's definitely extra special to win here in St Moritz," said Weston, who has medalled in every race he has entered this season.
"It's special no matter where you finish on this track because of the history, but to come away with gold means a huge amount.
"Hopefully, I'll come away with the overall title, that's the main goal aim at the moment.
"To go into the World Championships in Lake Placid with the overall title won would be a big boost."
Great Britain's Wyatt, who has picked up four medals this season, finished eighth in St Moritz, with team-mate Jacob Salisbury coming 22nd.
In the women's race, Tabby Stoecker just missed a medal to finish fourth, with GB's Amelia Coltman and Freya Tarbit ending up 11th and 17th.
Austria's Janine Flock won gold ahead of Belgium's Kim Meylemans and Brazil's Nicole Silveira.
Flock now leads the overall standings by 90 points, while Coltman sits fifth, Tarbit seventh and Stoecker eighth ahead of the final World Cup race of the campaign.
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