Natalie Geisenberg hits gold standard ahead of Beijing 2022 with European luge gold in St. Moritz race

BySportsbeat

Updated 23/01/2022 at 18:42 GMT

The 33-year-old won women's singles gold at PyeongChang 2018 and Sochi 2014. The German was crowned European champion for the fifth time with a total time of 1:48.190 seconds. The doubles event was won by Germany's Toni Eggert and Sascha Beneken who beat compatriots Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt to gold by 0.113 seconds.

Natalie Geisenberger (2nd), Tatjana Huefner (1st) and Silke Kraushaar-Pilach (3rd) celebrate on the podium after the luge World Cup in Koenigssee, southern Germany, 05 January 2008

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Natalie Geisenberger warmed up for the defence of her Olympic singles title by taking European gold in St. Moritz.

The German was crowned European champion for the fifth time with a total time of 1:48.190 seconds.

She led at the halfway mark in Switzerland and was second quickest down the track at the second attempt with a clocking of 54.509.

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Austria's Madeleine Egle secured silver and Latvia's Elina Ieva Vitola took bronze.

The doubles event was won by Germany's Toni Eggert and Sascha Beneken, who beat compatriots Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt to gold by 0.113 seconds.

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