Pigneter/Clara came third at their home race in Casies

On the longest track in the World Cup circus, the two of them didn't manage to run flawlessly, but in the end the Styrians were almost a second ahead of the second-placed Russians Porshnev/Lazarev. “The track is not only extremely long, it is also extremely difficult,” said Andreas Schopf. “In the second run we drove into the snow twice, but overall the set-up is ideal at the moment. In terms of material, we now have a sled that can be used equally well in hard and soft conditions."

The new leaders in the Würz Energy World Cup Pavel Porshnev/Ivan Lazarev gave up the possible victory in the first run: “We had a brief lapse in concentration in the first run. We did well in the second run,” said Ivan Lazarev.

Patrick Pigneter bitter

For the first time in their career - after 16 wins and five second places - the South Tyrolean Patrick Pigneter/Florian Clara took third place in a World Cup race. “We no longer have the material advantage that we had in recent years,” summarized Pigneter. “We concentrated more on the singles and trusted the lead we had in the doubles. But we'll come up with something before the World Cup." In addition, the dominant athlete of recent years has struggled with motivation problems. “I’m just missing that final kick. I don't see a great future for our sport, not much has happened in the last few years. You give everything all year round and then ask yourself what it's actually for. It could well be that this is my last season."

The second South Tyrolean duo around Florian Breitenberger and David Mair couldn't quite live up to expectations in their home race by finishing seventh.

Final result of the double-seater race in Casies:

1. Christian Schopf/Andreas Schopf (AUT) total time 2:54,11 minutes 2. Pavel Porshnev/Ivan Lazarev (RUS) 2:54,90 3. Patrick Pigneter/Florian Clara (ITA) 2:55,39 4. Thomas Schopf/Andreas Schöpf (AUT) 2:57,10 5. Christian Schatz/Gerhard Mühlbacher (AUT) 2:57,24 6. Björn Kierspel/Christian Wichan (GER) 2:57,44 7. Florian Breitenberger/David Mair (ITA) 2:57,55 8. Christoph Knauder/Thomas Knauder (AUT) 2:58,71

World Cup standings for doubles after three of six races:

1. Pavel Porshnev/Ivan Lazarev (RUS) 270 points 2. Patrick Pigneter/Florian Clara (ITA) 255 3. Christian Schopf/Andreas Schopf (AUT) 220

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Pigneter/Clara came third at their home race in Casies

With two best running times, the Austrian brothers Christian and Andreas Schopf dominated the competition in the Gsiesertal and celebrated the second World Cup victory of their joint career.

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