Toboggan World Championship: Quadruple triumph: German female lugers dominate the World Cup sprint

Luge World Championship
Quadruple triumph: German lugers dominate World Cup sprint

Went to World Cup gold in Oberhof: Dajana Eitberger. photo

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The German female lugers secured a quadruple triumph in the sprint at the World Championships in Oberhof. With a lead of just a thousandth of a second, Dajana Eitberger secured the first world title of her career on her home track.

The German female lugers secured a quadruple triumph in the sprint at the World Championships in Oberhof. With a lead of just a thousandth of a second, Dajana Eitberger secured the first world title of her career on her home track.

The Thuringian, who starts for RC Ilmenau, needed 26.204 seconds. Second was Julia Taubitz (WSC Oberwiesenthal/26.205) ahead of Anna Berreiter (26.232). Merle Fräbel (26.248) just missed the bronze medal.

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