Sunday, 13 December 2020
Olympic silver medallist Dajana Eitberger has earned her first International Luge Federation (FIL) World Cup victory since giving birth after topping the standings in Oberhof.
Eitberger found herself in second place after the first run of the competition by clocking 41.672sec, with Latvia’s Kendija Aparjode leading on 41.667.
The second run saw Eitberger rise to the top of the standings with a time of 41.666 giving her an overall total of 1min 23.338sec.
She finished narrowly clear of fellow German Natalie Geisenberger, who was 0.072 adrift.
Geisenberger, who also returned to the World Cup circuit this season after giving birth, has finished as the runner-up in the opening four races of the season.
Rodler Steu/Koller und Müller/Frauscher in Oberhof am Podest | Tiroler Tageszeitung Online
tt.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tt.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Drei Podestplätze für Rodler in Oberhof | Tiroler Tageszeitung Online
tt.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tt.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Loch victorious again as Germans win both Luge World Cup races in Oberhof Saturday, 12 December 2020
German pair Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken ended a streak of three consecutive World Cup wins for Austrians Thomas Steu and Lorenz Koller at the International Luge Federation (FIL) Luge World Cup event in Oberhof in Germany, while Felix Loch make it four straight wins to open the season.
The reigning world champions recorded their first men s doubles win of the 2020-2021 World Cup season after posting the best times on the first and second runs.
Steu and Koller lost ground on the first run, placing fourth, but finished in the silver-medal position, 0.155sec behind the Germans.