Germans dominate luge World Cup meet

More sports January 12, 2013

Germans dominate luge World Cup meet

Photo: AP Tobias Wendl, front, and Tobias Arlt, both of Germany, speed down the run during the doubles luge World Cup race in Oberhof, Germany, on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. They placed 2nd during the World Cup competition and the European Championships.

Show more Show less

More Photos (1 of )

OBERHOF, Germany (AP) — Overall leader Natalie Geisenberger led a German sweep of the top four places to post her fourth World Cup victory of the season on Saturday.

Germans also won the men's doubles, with Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken ending the five-race winning streak of compatriots Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arl. Austria's Peter Penz-Georg Fischler claimed the bronze medal.

The races also counted as the European Championships. Geisenberger left Tatjana Huefner, Anke Wischnewski and Dajana Eitberger behind, beating Huefner by 0.187 seconds. Wendl and Arl remain overwhelming leaders in the overall doubles standings at 585 points, ahead of Eggert-Benecken (467) and Penz-Fischler on second and third place, respectively.

Subjects
- Sports,
- Men's luge,
- Women's luge,
- Luge
People
Locations
- Germany,
- Western Europe,
- Europe

Related Headlines

German women dominate, Austrians win luge doubles
Natalie Geisenberger won her fifth luge World Cup event of the season Sunday, leading a German sweep of the top four places. Geisenberger beat Anke Wischnewski by .020 seconds ...
Germany dominates season-opening WCup luge event
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 ...
Wendl, Arlt lead German 1-2 at luge World Cup
Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt led a German 1-2 finish to maintain a perfect start to the season with their second luge World Cup win on Saturday. Wendl and Arlt timed 1 minute, ...
Hufner wins final luge World Cup meet
Olympic luge champion Tatjana Hufner edged out two other Germans to win the women's singles in the final World Cup meet of the season, a test event for the Sochi Winter Games ...