Zöggeler and Co. also want to strike in Oberhof

In Oberhof, the “Azzurri” are once again sending a 14-man squad into the race. In the men's race, Emanuel Rieder, Kevin Fiwickeler, David Mair, Dominik Fischnelller and Armin Zöggeler will start, who once again demonstrated his liveliness in the ice track last weekend and reached the World Cup podium in Königsee for the 102nd time. Sandra Gasparini, Sandra Robatscher and Andrea Vötter are taking part in the women's competition, while in the doubles the duos Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber, Ludwig Rieder/Patrick Rastner and Hans Peter Fiwickeler/Patrick Schwienbacher are taking part.

Important decisions have to be made at the seventh World Cup stop next weekend in Oberhof. World champion Natalie Geisenberger, who has so far been without any defeat in the Olympic winter, can already successfully defend her title in the Thuringian Forest. With a 199-point lead over Alex Gough, the 25-year-old only has to finish ahead of the Canadian in the third-to-last World Cup of the Olympic winter in order to secure overall victory for the second time since 2012/2013. In the men's category, Zöggeler (421 points) and Filehner (415) want to stay close on the heels of overall leader Felix Loch (485).

German dominance in Oberhof a year ago

Four victories in four races and nine out of ten possible podium places: The German lugers crowned the World Cup in Oberhof, which was also considered the European Championship, last year. In the men's race, Felix Loch came out ahead of his teammates Andi Langenhan and Johannes Ludwig. In the women's race, Geisenberger won ahead of Hüfner and Wischnewski. In the doubles, Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken (GER) triumphed ahead of Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt. Third place went to the Austrians Penz/Fischler, while Christian Oberstolz from Antholz and Patrick Gruber from Ehrenburg in fourth missed out on a place on the podium by just 0,126 seconds. In the team relay, Sandra Gasparini, Armin Zöggeler, Christian Oberstolz and Patrick Gruber were named runner-up European champions behind the Germans.

The program of the seventh World Cup stage in Oberhof (GER):

Friday January 10th from 11 a.m.: Nations Cup doubles, men and women

Saturday January 11th 9.30 a.m.: Double – 1st run 10.45 a.m.: Double – 2st run 12.15 a.m.: Women – 1st run 13.35 a.m.: Women – 2st run

Sunday January 12st 11.20 a.m.: Men – 1st run 12.55 a.m.: Men – 2st run

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Zöggeler and Co. also want to strike in Oberhof

This week the toboggan elite is stopping off in Oberhof, where the seventh World Cup of the season is on the program. In the six stages so far, at least one local athlete has always been on the podium. South Tyrol's tobogganing aces want to continue this series next weekend.

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