KHUTOR, Russia (REUTERS) - Russian Alexander Zubkov secured a golden finale for the Sochi Games hosts on Sunday by adding the Olympic four-man bobsleigh crown to his two-man title.

Zubkov, watched by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, held on to his slim overnight lead to take gold by nine hundredths of a second ahead of Latvia's Oskars Melbardis.

American Steve Holcomb, the 2010 champion, won bronze, three hundredths of a second ahead of Russian Alexander Kasjanov in the RUS-2 sled.

"We won and we proved to everybody that we are the best, that is the most important," said Zubkov. "I don't have any emotions right now, honestly. I used them all up in the race." Amid a festive atmosphere at the Sanki Sliding Centre and chants of 'MOLODTSY' ("well done") Zubkov hugged his crew of Alexey Negodaylo, Dmitry Trunenkov and Alexey Voevoda, the Sochi native who he won two-man gold with on Monday.

The last man to win the Games bobsleigh double was now-retired German Andre Lange in Turin in 2006.

The 39-year-old, who along with Voevoda won four-man silver in 2006, went into the final two runs with just a 0.04 advantage over Melbardis, who had showed his liking for the track by winning last year's test event.

With the advantage of first use of the ice on Sunday, Zubkov clocked the quickest time of 55.02 to extend his lead to 0.17 and although Melbardis kept up the pressure, Zubkov again found the right lines to win in a combined time of 3:40.60.

Zubkov becomes only the second pilot to win the four-man event on home ice, after American William Fiske at the Lake Placid 1932 Winter Games.

While the Russians celebrated, Germany - who swept the luge events - were glum after failing to win a medal in bobsleigh at a Games for the first time since missing out in 1964.

World champion Maximilian Arndt began the day in bronze position but faded to sixth, one place ahead of compatriot Thomas Florschuetz.