Winterberg: Oberstolz/Gruber on the podium for the 50th time - UPDATE

Christian Oberstolz and Patrick Gruber landed in third place and were happy about their second podium of the current season and the 50th of their careers. The duo from Antholz and Ehrenburg were already in third place after the first run, which they were able to maintain in the second run. At the finish the two were 0,221 seconds behind.

Best World Cup result for Rieder/Rastner

The young Ludwig Rieder and Patrick Rastner also had reason to celebrate. With fourth place, they have surpassed their best World Cup result to date, a fifth place in Königssee at the beginning of January. They missed a place on the podium by 0,286 seconds.

Hans Peter Filehner and Patrick Schwienbacher also made it into the top ten. Victory went to the two Austrians Andreas and Wolfgang Linger, who prevailed in 1:26,878 ahead of the German duo Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken.

Sandra Gasparini in eighth place

Meanwhile, in the women's race, Natalie Geisenberger took her fifth win of the season. In 1:52,916 minutes she relegated her two teammates Anke Wischnewski and Tatjana Hüfner to the places. The only Italian in the race, Sandra Gasparini, came eighth, 1,235 seconds behind at the finish. For the Vipiteno native, this is the best result to date on the track in Winterberg.

Results FIL World Cup in Winterberg (GER) – men’s doubles:

1. Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT) 1:26,878 2. Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken (GER) 1:26,907 3. Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber (ITA) 1:27,099 4. Ludwig Rieder/Patrick Rastner (ITA) 1:27,285 5. Andris Sics/Juris Sics (LAT) 1:27,323 6. Vladislav Yuzhakov/Vladimir Makhnutin (RUS) 1:27,371 7. Alexandr Denisyev/Vladislav Antonov (RUS) 1:27,497 8. Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt (GER) 1:27,497 9 Tristan Walker/Justin Snith (CAN) 1:27,535 10. Hans Peter Filehner/Patrick Schwienbacher (ITA) 1:27,804

Results FIL World Cup in Winterberg (GER) – single-seater women:

1. Natalie Geisenberger (GER) 1:52,916 2. Anke Wischnewski (GER) 1:52,936 3. Tatjana Hüfner (GER) 1:53,002 4. Corinna Martini (GER) 1:53,048 5. Tatiana Ivanova (RUS) 1:53,177 6. Alex Gough (CAN) 1:53,210 7. Julia Clukey (USA) 1:53,350 8. Sandra Gasparini (ITA) 1:53,691 9. Kimberley McRae (CAN) 1:54,069 10. Eliza Tiruma (LAT) 1:54,205

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Winterberg: Oberstolz/Gruber on the podium for the 50th time - UPDATE

After Armin Zöggeler's third place in the men's race on Saturday, South Tyrol's doubles were also successful on Sunday.

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