2015/2016 FIL World Cup – Women’s Luge – Race 3

From Park City, USA

For the second time in as many weeks, the American women flexed their muscle on home ice, this time taking the top two spots in Park City.

Summer Britcher put down the fast run in both runs to score her first ever World Cup gold medal, ahead of teammate Erin Hamlin, who backs up her Lake Placid gold medal with a silver in Park City on the strength of a second-fastest second run.

Unlike the race in Lake Placid, Germany does find the podium with a bronze medal effort by Dajana Eitberger. Eitberger took advantage of a rough second run by Canadian Alex Gough to move into the bronze position, while teammate Natalie Geisenberger finished fourth. Emily Sweeney missed another medal in the USA, but did manage another top five finish. Gough held on for sixth place.

Raychel Germaine was the top-finishing Nations Cup qualifier, making it four Americans in the top ten with her ninth place finish. Kimberley McRae finished 14th, meaning every North American sled finished within the top 15.

Results:

Pos Name Nation Bib Run 1 Run 2 Total
1 Summer Britcher USA 17 43.825 43.712 1:27.537
2 Erin Hamlin USA 16 43.860 43.754 1:27.614
3 Dajana Eitberger GER 24 43.872 43.898 1:27.770
4 Natalie Geisenberger GER 18 43.993 43.718 1:27.774
5 Emily Sweeney USA 13 43.986 43.794 1:27.780
6 Alex Gough CAN 15 43.852 43.952 1:27.804
7 Tatiana Ivanova RUS 22 43.992 43.898 1:27.890
8 Tatjana Hüfner GER 23 44.022 43.900 1:27.922
9 Raychel Germaine USA 12 44.066 43.872 1:27.938
10 Eliza Cauce LAT 20 44.125 44.088 1:28.213
11 Victoria Demchenko RUS 11 44.149 44.087 1:28.236
12 Andrea Vötter ITA 12 44.218 44.126 1:28.344
13 Julia Taubitz GER 10 44.231 44.115 1:28.346
14 Kimberley McRae CAN 7 44.164 44.194 1:28.492
15 Martina Kocher SUI 8 44.328 44.164 1:28.492
16 Katrin Heinzelmaier AUT 4 44.278 44.220 1:28.498
17 Ekaterina Baturina RUS 14 44.402 44.153 1:28.555
18 Raluca Stramaturaru ROU 19 44.346 44.247 1:22.593
19 Mairiam Kastlunger AUT 6 44.297 44.390 1:22.687
20 Sandra Robatscher ITA 5 44.355 44.370 1:28.725
21 Gry Martine Mostue NOR 3 44.771 44.525 1:29.296
22 Olena Stetskiv UKR 2 44.862 45.247 1:30.109
23 Tereza Noskova CZE 1 45.109 45.013 1:30.122
24 Birgit Platzer AUT 21 44.580 45.585 1:30.165