Loelling and Gassner complete German whitewash in Altenberg
BySportsbeat
Published 01/03/2020 at 12:25 GMT
Jacqueline Loelling and Alexander Gassner secured gold in the skeleton mixed team event to make it a clean sweep for Germany in the World Championships in Altenberg.
The duo's time of 1:55.39 secured top spot by just 0.01 seconds ahead of the Canadian pair of Jane Channell and David Greszczyszyn, to make it three wins out of three for the German competitors over the weekend on their home track.
Loelling and Gassner's success adds to an all-German podium in the men's event as Christopher Grotherer took the prize, while Tina Hermann secured her third women's world title earlier in the weekend.
The two singles champions teamed up in the mixed team event, but could only manage a fifth-placed finish as a team, finishing with a combined time of 1:56.08.
The Italian pair of Valentina Margaglio and Mattia Gaspari rounded off the podium to claim the bronze medal in a time of 1:55.82, to see off British couple Madelaine Smith and Matt Weston by just 0.03 seconds.
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