Andrea Vötter (front) and Marion Oberhofer were rightly happy at the finish. © ANSA / CHRISTOPHER NEUNDORF

European Championship bronze for Vötter and Oberhofer

This weekend the European Luge Championships will take place in Winterberg (GER). Andrea Vötter and Marion Oberhofer took bronze in the women's doubles.

18 January 2025

From: cst

Third place for Vötter and Oberhofer – that is the result after the women's doubles race on Saturday. The two South Tyroleans were already in third place after the first run and were able to successfully defend this position in the second run. This means that the duo won the bronze medal at this year's European Luge Championships.

Gold went to Austria. Selina Egle and Lara Michaela Kipp secured the European Championship title ahead of Jessica Degenhardt and Cheyenne Rosenthal from Germany. The second South Tyrolean duo, consisting of Nadia Falkensteiner and Annalena Huber, finished in 7th place.

Germany wins gold in the men's event

In the men's competition, Ivan Nagler and Fabian Malleier did not come close to the medal ranks. With 7th place they at least won the internal showdown with Emanuel Rieder/Simon Kainzwaldner (9th).

Ivan Nagler and Fabian Malleier were the best Azzurri among the men. © Hermann Sobe Medienservice HS

The European Championship title remained in Germany, as Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt were the fastest in both runs. Silver and bronze went to Austria. Juri Gatt/Riccardo Schöpf took second place, Yannick Müller and Armin Frauscher came third.

Verena Hofer best South Tyrolean among the women

In the women's singles, European Championship gold went to Julia Taubitz (Germany). She beat the Austrians Madeleine Egle (+ 0,198 seconds) and Lisa Schulte (+ 0,353 seconds). Verena Hofer was the best South Tyrolean in Winterberg, coming in ninth. Sandra Robatscher (eleventh place) and Nina Zöggeler (17th place), however, finished outside the top 10.