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Toboggan runner Natalie Geisenberger
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Julia Taubitz prevailed at the World Cup for women tobogganing in Winterberg under difficult conditions. With her fourth win of the season, she made the strong performance of the German starters perfect. “The train held up better than expected. It wasn't as bad as we had experienced other times, «said the overall World Cup leader, who won ahead of Natalie Geisenberger. Anna Berreiter completed the good result in fourth place. "I'm very happy with that," said national coach Norbert Loch. "I was very happy about the constant races."
Geisenberger, who is now about to take part in the Olympic Games for the fourth time, was not really happy about her good performance, as her direct competitor for an Olympic ticket and friend is now probably not in Beijing. Dajana Eitberger fell in turn 14 and suffered painful wounds. “Your fall is worse for me than I can be particularly happy about second place. It's bitter and doesn't exactly make me happy, "said the double Olympic champion from 2014 and 2018.
National coach Loch, who wants to discuss the proposals for the Olympic nomination with the association on Monday, was able to look forward to German victories in all three competitions, as he did at the last World Cup in Wintercup.
The outstanding German toboggan runner this winter is Johannes Ludwig, who celebrated his fourth World Cup victory this winter and is clearly leading the overall ranking.
Only in the team relay was the German team only fourth behind Latvia, Austria and the USA on Sunday.
"Summer tobogganing" causes displeasure
Saturday in the Hochsauerland turned out to be treacherous with sunshine and temperatures around ten degrees.
There were a lot of mistakes and crashes, especially in the doubles.
The German duo Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt benefited from this, taking their first win of the season under difficult conditions.
The best German doubles Toni Eggert / Sascha Benecken, who fell out of the ranking after a fall, had less luck.
The Winterberg duo Robin Geueke / David Gamm didn't get along well on the home track either.
"That wasn't easy, the railway has changed constantly," explained Gamm.
Felix Loch, who only finished sixth in the men's race, also struggled with the weather.
"Maybe in the last three races we will have winter conditions again and no summer tobogganing," said Loch.
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