Lambacher/Lambacher are world champions for the first time

In the first run, both the defending champions Patrick Pigneter/Florian Clara and the leaders of the World Cup classification, Patrick Lambacher/Matthias Lambacher, showed nerves. While Lambacher/Lambacher didn't have a clean run on the ice right from the start, Pigneter/Clara made a serious mistake in the “valley curve” shortly before the finish. In the end, Lambacher/Lambacher were 0,04 seconds ahead of Pigneter/Clara.

The defending champions got through the second run without any mistakes, but Lambacher/Lambacher put everything on one card and celebrated their first world title in 1.57,92:2019 minutes. The brothers from the Funes Valley completed the set of medals at their third World Championships, after bronze in Latzfons in 2021 and silver in Umhausen in XNUMX. The reigning junior world champions from Slovenia, Matevz Vertelj/Vid Kralj, secured the bronze medal. World champion brothers “It was a crazy race, we were totally dissatisfied with the first run and didn't think we would be enough to take the lead. The second run, however, was really good,” explained Patrick Lambacher during the winner’s interview. “We now have a complete set of medals at world championships. This will now be celebrated properly,” said Matthias Lambacher.

“Winning silver is of course nice, even if we would have preferred gold. The mistake in the first run cost us a lot of time. Nevertheless, congratulations to Lambacher/Lambacher, they were simply faster in the second run,” said birthday child Florian Clara in a sportingly fair manner.

The shining new doubles world champions at the award ceremony. © Martin Taschler / Miriam Jennewein

“A year ago we became junior world champions, now we have the bronze medal in the general class. “That’s just brilliant,” said Vid Kralj, delighted about the precious metal. In the women's single-seater, after two of three runs, defending champion Evelin Lanthaler leads in 1.50,62:0,86 minutes, just under a second ahead of her teammate Greta Pinggera (+1,11 seconds) and Tina Unterberger (AUT/+XNUMX).

“The first run was really bad, I felt pressure and wasn't relaxed. This is a world championship, something like that can happen,” said Lanthaler, who seemed much more relaxed in the second run. In the men's single-seater there are two races on the program on Sunday, after the first run old champion Patrick Pigneter leads 0,11 seconds ahead of his teammate Alex Gruber. Behind them are defending champions Thomas Kammerlander and Michael Scheikl, the two teammates only separated by 0,02 seconds.

Top 3 double seaters 1.Patrick Lambacher/Matthias Lambacher (ITA) 1.57,92:XNUMX minutes 2.Patrick Pigneter/Florian Clara (ITA) +0,28 seconds 3.3. Matevz Vertelj/Vid Kraj (SLO) +4,86 seconds

Medal table 1.Italy 1/1/0 2.Slovenia 0/0/1

The program of the 24th World Championships in Natural Track Luge 2023

Sunday February 12th 9 a.m.: 2st single-seater men's race 10 a.m.: Women's single-seater final run, followed by a flower ceremony 10.45 p.m.: Men's single-seater final run, followed by a flower ceremony 12.30 p.m.: Team competition, followed by flower ceremony and award ceremony

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Lambacher/Lambacher are world champions for the first time

The first day of competition at the 24th FIL World Championships in natural track tobogganing in Nova Ponente ended with a heart-stopping finale. In the doubles, the brothers Patrick and Matthias Lambacher won the world championship title for the first time.

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