Toboggan World Championships: Geisenberger and Eggert/Benecken win sprint titles

Winterberg (SID) Olympic champion Natalie Geisenberger (Miesbach) was the first German luger to win the world championship title in the sprint competition and led the hosts to a triple success at the home world championships. In Winterberg on Friday, the 30-year-old won by seven thousandths of a second ahead of Julia Taubitz (Oberwiesenthal), while Dajana Eitberger (Ilmenau) came third. Tatjana Hüfner (Blankenburg) took fifth place. In the doubles, world champions Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken (Ilsenburg/Suhl) had previously won their first sprint title; they relegated the Olympic champions Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt (Berchtesgaden/Königssee) to second place with a lead of just twelve thousandths of a second. "The normal race is a step above the sprint, but in the end this is still a world championship title," said Eggert: "We don't have that many in tobogganing, and that's why everyone wants to win." The doubles Thomas Steu/Lorenz Koller from Austria won bronze, while local heroes Robin Geueke/David Gamm took seventh place. The non-Olympic sprint will be held at World Championship level for the third time in Winterberg. The decision is made in just one run; the timing begins with a flying start about 100 meters after the start ramp. The men's sprint decision follows on Friday afternoon (15.30:XNUMX p.m.). The classic double-seater, women's (Saturday) and men's (Sunday) races take place at the weekend. The World Championships conclude on Sunday afternoon with the team relay.

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Toboggan World Championships: Geisenberger and Eggert/Benecken win sprint titles

The German Olympic champion Natalie Geisenberger won the world championship sprint title on Friday. The veterinarian Sandra Robatscher took eleventh place, but was subsequently disqualified. Andrea Vötter moved up to 12th place.

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