European champions! Vötter and Oberhofer cheer

The two South Tyroleans, who have so far reached the podium in 5 of 6 World Cup races and were even able to win 2, also came up trumps in the 7th race of the season: In Sigulda, Latvia, Vötter/Oberhofer tobogganed at the World Cup on Saturday, which was also counted as the European Championship, confidently in 1st place.

The people from Völs and Rodengo achieved the best time in both runs and were 0,501 seconds faster than the Latvian duo Anda Upite and Sanija Ozolina. Bronze went to the German lugers Jessica Degenhard and Cheyenne Rosenthal (+0,0558). A total of 8 doubles took part in the World Cup, 6 of them from Europe.

Showed a good ride: Andrea Vötter and Marion Oberhofer. © ANSA / TOMS KALNINS

It is only with the current season that there will also be a doubles competition for women. Previously, the doubles team was open to both genders, but due to the physical conditions, the doubles teams almost always consisted of men. Women's or mixed teams have virtually no chance against the physically stronger men. This season, a separate women's doubles competition was launched for the first time. This discipline will also be on the program at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina.

Kainzwaldner/Rieder in 6th place However, there was less to gain from the men. Emanuel Rieder from Meransen and Simon Kainzwaldner from Villandro, who took part in the World Cup in Sigulda a week ago took third place, This time they finished the race in 6th place in both the World Cup and the European Championships, 0,333 seconds behind the newly crowned German European champions Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt. The Latvians Martins Bots and Roberts Plume took silver (+0,062), another duo from Latvia, Eduards Sevics-Mikelsevics, completed the podium (+0,089). Ludwig Rieder (Meransen) and Patrick Rastner (Lüsen) took 10th place (+0,642), which meant 9th place for the European Championships.

European Championships in Sigulda, the results at a glance Double seater ladies Pos Name Country Time 1. Andrea Vötter/Marion Oberhofer ITA/Völs/Rodeneck 1.26,281 2. Anda Upite/Sanija Ozolina LAT +0,501 3. Jessica Degenhardt/Cheyenne Rosenthal GER +0,558 Double seater men Pos Name Country Time 1. Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt GER 1.24,022 2. Martin's Bots/Robert's Plume LAT +0,062 3. Eduards Evics-Mikelsevics/Lukass Krasts LAT +0,089 4. Juri Thomas Gatt/Riccardo Martin Schöpf TUE +0,194 5. Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken GER +0,269 6. Emanuel Rieder/Simon Kainzwaldner ITA/Meransen/Villanders +0,333 ... 9. Ludwig Rieder/Patrick Rastner ITA/Meransen/Lüsen +0,642

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European champions! Vötter and Oberhofer cheer

The successful run of the South Tyrolean double-seater duo Andrea Vötter (Völs) and Marion Oberhofer (Rodeneck) continues.

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