ALTENBERG, Germany (AP) Germany’s Jacqueline Loelling is in position to reclaim her world women’s skeleton championship, and Katie Uhlaender of the U.S. is within striking distance of what would.
Skeleton events to begin with IBSF World Championships to resume in Altenberg Wednesday, 10 February 2021
Skeleton events will provide the focus as the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Championships resumes in Altenberg tomorrow.
The World Championships opened last week with United States’ Kaillie Humphries and Lolo Jones winning the two-woman bobsleigh event, before Germany’s Francesco Friedrich and Alexander Schüller won the men’s competition.
Competition will resume tomorrow after a three-day break, with the first two runs of the men’s and women’s skeleton events being held.
Austria’s Janine Flock will begin as one of the favourites for the women’s title, with the 31-year-old having been crowned this season’s overall World Cup winner.
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BMW IBSF World Cup Koenigssee / Women s Skeleton 01/22/21
Defending champion Jacqueline Lölling with first win of the season at BMW IBSF World Cup Anna Fernstaedt in second with best ever result, Flock and Channell tied for third place
Königssee (RWH) Defending World Cup Champion in Women’s Skeleton Jacqueline Lölling (GER) celebrated her first win of the season at the BMW IBSF World Cup in Königssee (GER). In the penultimate race of the 2020/2021 season, the Olympic silver medallist stood at the top of the podium after setting the best time in the second run.
In second place, 0.47 seconds behind winner Lölling, Anna Fernstaedt (CZE) surprised with her best World Cup result and the first podium finish of a skeleton athlete from the Czech Republic.
Gassner piles pressure on World Cup leader Dukurs with Königssee win Friday, 22 January 2021
In-form Alexander Gassner cranked up the heat on overall men s skeleton leader Martins Dukurs with victory at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup in Königssee in Germany.
The German registered a winning time of 1min 39.88sec after runs of 49.91 and 49.97 on his home track, while Latvia’s Dukurs produced his worst performance of the season.
Dukurs finished more than a second behind Gassner in 11th place as he watched his rival win for the second successive race.
With just one stage remaining, defending champion Dukurs holds a 60-point lead over Gassner at the top of the overall standings.