Geisenberger refusing to pay attention to records

The 29-year-old clocked a time of 1:53.484 to hold off fellow compatriot Tatjana Huefner by 0.3 seconds as the Germans dominated the singles event.

Despite taking her World Cup medals tally to 81 following the classy victory, the two-time Olympic champion is not focussing on statistics.

She said: "I think statistics like your 40th World Cup win don't really sink into until after you have retired from the track.

"All I do is try to do my best in every single race. I did well in training and proved that the sled is running well.

"It's great when you are able to transfer your performance from training into the race itself. Nothing much has changed in the luging world over the summer."

The seven-time world champion has now won seven singles titles at Winterberg and it was the eighth time the 29-year-old had shared the top two places with Huefner at the historic track.

America's Summer Britcher battled back from a crash in the Nations Cup last week to complete the podium places with a time of 1:53.893.

She said: "It always feels amazing when you end up on the podium. I crashed in the Nations Cup last week, which meant I couldn't qualify for the World Cup. When something like that happens, a result like this is even better."

Elsewhere, Erin Hamlin finished fourth to book her place at the Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang in February 2018.