Nikitina, implicated in Sochi, wins World Cup skeleton title
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CALGARY, Alberta — Elena Nikitina, one of the athletes who was implicated in the doping scandal that overshadowed the 2014 Sochi Olympics, has become the first Russian to win the World Cup women’s skeleton overall points championship. Nikitina clinched the title with a fifth-place finish in Saturday’s season finale. Germany’s Tina Hermann won Saturday’s race