Martins Dukurs wins skeleton gold at worlds Feb 25 09:17 PM US/Eastern LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) - Martins Dukurs of Latvia has won his second straight gold medal in men's skeleton at the world championships. Dukurs finished the four heats at Mount Van Hoevenberg in 3 minutes, 37.09 seconds to beat Frank Rommel of Germany by 2.08 seconds. Ben Sandford of New Zealand used a strong third run to vault past Matt Antoine of the United States and take the bronze. Antoine finished fifth Saturday, 0.25 seconds off the podium. Sandford became only the second athlete from the Southern hemisphere to win a medal in skeleton, luge or bobsled at the Winter Olympics or world championship level. Sandford's uncle Bruce won gold at the 1992 skeleton world championships in Calgary.