Alex Gruber celebrated his second World Cup victory (Photos: Peter Maurer) The men's podium: Blasbichler, Gruber and Pigneter and the women's podium: Lanthaler, Lavrentjeva and Bachmann

Alex Gruber dethrones Patrick Pigneter in Deutschnofen

Alex Gruber from Villandro and the Russian Ekaterina Lavrentyeva won the third World Cup stage for natural track luge on Sunday in Nova Ponente. Gruber prevailed over Blasbichler and Pigneter, Lavrentyeva defeated the two South Tyroleans Lanthaler and Bachmann. South Tyrol thus took five of the six podium places.

11 January 2015

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