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IGLS, Austria (AP) — Anke Wischnewski led a German 1-2 finish ahead of Natalie Geisenberger in the women's season-opening luge World Cup race on Saturday.
It was Wischnewski's second career victory, eight years after winning a race in Altenberg. Later, Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt earned Germany another 1-2 finish after beating Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken in the men's doubles race.
Wischnewski, who set a track record of 39.875 seconds in her first run, finished in an aggregate time of 1 minute, 19.836 seconds to beat Geisenberger by 0.074. Alex Gough of Canada came 0.152 back in third, while Olympic and defending World Cup champion Tatjana Huefner of Germany took fourth, 0.186 behind Wischnewski.
Wendl and Arlt timed 1:19.464 over two heats to edge Eggert and Benecken by 0.033 for their 14th World Cup win. Eggert and Benecken posted the fastest second run in a track-record time of 39.706 seconds.
Austria's Peter Penz and Georg Fischler were 0.105 behind in third, ahead of defending World Cup champions Andreas Linger and Wolfgang Linger, who trailed the winners by 0.204. The World Cup meet concludes with a men's race and team relay on Sunday.
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