PERTH bobsleigh duo Lucas Mata and David Mari just missed out on a final run in the two-man event at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
The Australian pair finished 22nd after the third run, 0.13 seconds outside of the top 20.
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Canada won gold following the fourth and final run, with Germany snatching silver and Latvia winning bronze.
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Mata, from Scarborough, piloted the bobsleigh and will do so again in the four-man event with teammates Mari, Lachlan Reidy and Hayden Smith.
The quartet take to the ice at the Olympic Sliding Centre on Saturday morning.