Greta Pinggera ends Evelin Lanthaler's winning streak

The “Bucovina” railway in Vatra Dornei has its own rules. Already after the 1st There was a surprise in the race, the Austrian Tina Unterberger was in the lead ahead of the Laaser Greta Pinggera and Michelle Diepold (Austria), series winner Evelin Lanthaler was “only” in 4th place.

With anger in his stomach, Lanthaler conjured up a dream run in the final and took a commanding lead. Diepold didn't come close to Lanthaler's time, but Pinggera knows the characteristics of the track - on which she won the World Championship gold medal in 2017 - very well and stayed just ahead of Lanthaler (+1.44,57) with a total time of 0,04:0,39 minutes. This ended Lanthaler's winning streak. Tina Unterberger (+3) took third place.

“I was totally relaxed” “I was totally relaxed before the race, after the rather slow start to the season I had nothing to lose. “I already felt good in training and things went well in the race too,” beamed Pinggera after her first World Cup victory since Nova Ponente 2018.

“I just made too many mistakes in the first run. The second run was better and I set the best time of the day. I knew that the winning streak would come to an end, but I'm still satisfied and happy for Greta," explained Evelin Lanthaler, who remains clearly in the lead in the overall World Cup with 385 points, followed by Pinggera (315) and Unterberger (310). Gruber triumphs in the men's category In the men's race, Alex Gruber was a force: in the first run he took the lead with an amazing time of 50,05 seconds, in the final the Azzurro saved the lead across the finish line and celebrated his second victory of the season with a total time of 1.40,40:0,07 minutes . His teammate Patrick Pigneter came second, 0,10 seconds behind Gruber, followed by the Austrian Michael Scheikl (+3) in third place, ahead of his teammate Thomas Kammerlander (+0,59). Victorious: Alex Gruber. © Miriam Jennewein

“The first run was perfect, without any mistakes and the toboggan also fit, which is not easy on this bumpy track. In the second run I made a few mistakes and didn't have a good feeling at the finish. I'm really happy that it was still enough. In the overall World Cup it will be a tough battle and extremely exciting,” said Gruber, analyzing his performance in Vatra Dornei, where he secured the world title for the first time in 2017.

In the overall standings, the lead remains hotly contested, Alex Gruber (320 points) is at the top, just ahead of Michael Scheikl and Thomas Kammerlander (both 315) and Patrick Pigneter (310).

Pigneter and Florian Clara had already secured a South Tyrolean victory in doubles on Saturday. From 24th to 26th The fourth stop in the FIL World Cup in luge on natural track is scheduled for January in Deutschnofen. World Cup in Vatra Dornei (ROU), the results Women Pos Name Country Time 1. Greta Pinggera ITA/Laas 1.44,52 Min 2. Evelin Lanthaler ITA/Platt in Passeier +0,04 sec. 3. Tina Unterberger TUE +0,39 4. Michelle Diepold TUE +1,01 5. Yekaterina Lavrentyeva RUS +1,74 6. Daniela Mittermair ITA/Deutschnofen +2,57 7. Sara Bachmann GER/Latsch +5,59 Men Pos Name Country Time 1. Alex Gruber ITA/Villanders 1.40,40 2. Patrick Pigneter ITA/Völs +0,07 3. Michael Scheikl TUE +0,10 4. Thomas Kammerlander TUE +0,59 5. Florian Clara ITA/Campill +1,49 6. Christian Schopf TUE +1,71 7. Matthias Lambacher ITA/Villnöß +2,63

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