WM: Pigneter and Lanthaler are ahead in training

In the thick snow, Patrick Pigneter (Völs) and Evelin Lanthaler (Platt) set the fastest time. Things will get really serious in Latzfons on Saturday: Then the first medal decisions of this World Cup will take place on the Lahnwiesen track.

The heavy snowfall couldn't stop the organizers of ASV Latzfons and ASV Feldthurns on Friday. Despite the difficult external conditions, the single-seater training runs were completed in the best conditions for the tobogganers. Thanks to the hard work of the many volunteers on the route, all athletes found an ideal track.

Among the men, Patrick Pigneter was the fastest in training. The 31-year-old from Völs covered the 908-meter-long World Championship route with a 116-meter difference in altitude in 1.01,19:1.01,28 minutes, making him just faster than his teammate Alex Gruber from Villandro. The leader of the overall World Cup drove exactly the same time in the two training sessions (20:XNUMX) - meaning he took second and first place in the test runs. In the second training session, Pigneter was XNUMX hundredths slower than Gruber and took second place.

Was quick in the snowstorm: Patrick Pigneter

While Florian Clara from Val Badia secured a purely South Tyrolean podium in third place in the first training session, Florian Glatzl from Austria came third in the second test run. Clara and Glatzl were 45 and 46 hundredths of a second shy of their respective best times at the finish. Lanthaler dominates the women's training In the women's field, top favorite Evelin Lanthaler set the best time in both training runs. The 27-year-old from Platt in Passeier, who has won all five World Cup races this winter, reached the finish in 1.01,98:1.01,96 and 55:79 minutes respectively, clearly setting herself apart from the rest of the field. The closest person in training was Greta Pinggera from Laas, who came in second twice. The reigning world champion was 1,11 and 0,99 hundredths slower than Lanthaler. Tina Unterberger from Austria came third in the first test run (+XNUMX seconds), and the Russian Ekaterina Lavrenteva (+XNUMX seconds) in the second. First medal decisions on Saturday After the two days of training, the first “real” racing day of the World Championship is scheduled for Saturday, February 2nd. It starts at 9.30 a.m. with the first races for women and men, before it's the turn of the doubles from 12.30 p.m. The doubles decider, in which the first World Cup medals will be awarded, begins at 13.30:XNUMX p.m.

There will be three medal decisions on Sunday, February 3rd. First the women fight for precious metal in the single-seater (10.50 a.m.), then the new world champion in the men's single-seater will be determined (11.30 a.m.). The sporting program in Latzfons is finally concluded with the team competition. This will take place from 13 p.m. All races available in live stream All toboggan fans who cannot make it to Latzfons for the World Championships have the opportunity to follow the races on the weekend via live stream. This will be closed from Saturday morning and the first women's race (9.30 a.m.). https://livestream.com available free of charge.

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WM: Pigneter and Lanthaler are ahead in training

After training for the doubles on Thursday, the training runs for the singles took place on Friday at the World Luge Championships on natural track in Latzfons/Feldthurns.

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