Olympics: Paul still 25th in Luge despite better run

UTAH - Hamilton's Angela Paul remained in 25th place after the third run of the women's luge at the Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Paul slide down the 1140m ice chute much more cleanly in her first run today, recording the 18th fastest time of 43.943 seconds.

However, she remained 25th overall, of the 28 competitors, after her two difficult runs yesterday.

The fourth and final run will be held later today.

Germany's current world champion Sylke Otto still led the competition, after setting a track record of 42.940sec in her third run today.

- NZPA