Luge World Championships in Oberhof: doubles win gold and silver

At the Luge World Championships in Oberhof, Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken won the second gold in the doubles. The duo Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt was able to shine with the second silver despite mistakes. Things are also going well for the women: The duo Jessica Degenhardt/Cheyenne Rosenthal defended the title in the ice channel.

At the home World Championships in Oberhof, the German tobogganers continue to do well. After gold in the sprint on Friday, Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken (Ilsenburg/Suhl) confidently raced to the next World Championship title in the doubles. “Today the key to success was that we made fewer mistakes than the boys,” said Eggert after the victory on ZDF. “The result stands, I’m happy for us,” added Benecken after the second world title in two days.

Wendl/Arlt drive out of round to silver

Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt (+0.171 sec), third after the first round, botched the attack on gold in the second run with a faulty drive. However, they benefited in the final from the also weakening competitors from Austria.

The Austrians Yannick Müller/Armin Frauscher (+0.192), who were still second after the first run, also drove around the track, which is why the duo from Königssee was able to win silver in the end.

Degenhardt/Rosenthal defend world title

The sprint winners from the previous day were also on fast runners. Jessica Degenhardt/Cheyenne Rosenthal(Altenberg/Winterberg) successfully defended their title from the previous year.

In only the second women’s doubles competition in World Cup history, it was the second triumph for the German doubles team. With 1:17.619 minutes and a new track record, Degenhardt/Rosenthal prevailed in front of the Austrians Selina Egle/Lara Kipp. Third place went to Andrea Vötter/Marion Oberhofer (Italy) +0.187.

Source: sportschau.de