Dominant Germany claim mixed relay gold at Luge World Cup ahead of Austria and USA
BySportsbeat
Published 17/12/2023 at 13:19 GMT
Germany cleaned up in Whistler at the Luge World Cup as they clamed a mixed relay gold to add to a stack of other medals. The team of Julia Taubitz, Max Langenhan, Jessica Degenhardt/Cheyenne Rosenthal and Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt proved unstoppable in Canada, with Austria claiming silver and USA completing the podium with bronze.
Tobias Arlt (l.) und Tobias Wendl (r.)
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Germany continued their Luge World Cup dominance with victory in a historic mixed team relay in Whistler.
A women's doubles leg was included for the first time in the opening relay of 2023/24 and the unstoppable German team of Julia Taubitz, Max Langenhan, Jessica Degenhardt/Cheyenne Rosenthal and Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt, all of whom won their respective singles and doubles events over the weekend, combined for success.
A time of 2:48.665 across the four runs saw them finish 0.56s clear of Austria, with USA claiming bronze after a late mistake by Latvia in the women's doubles proved costly, dropping them to fifth behind both the Americans and Italy.
Kindl said: "Unfortunately, we had a small mistake in the relay but thanks to the women's doubles and the rest of the team, they pulled us out of it.
"I think we showed a good team performance."
Taubitz had earlier won the women's singles as part of an all-German podium.
The three-time world champion clocked 1:18.066 across her two runs, putting her clear of compatriots Anna Berreiter and Merle Fraebel.
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