2016/2017 FIL Natural Track World Cup – Women’s Luge – Race 5

From Deutschnofen, ITA

Greta Pinggera won her second race in a row, this time leading the way of an Italian sweep of the podium.

Pinggera won her second race in a row, keeping a streak active of a podium in every race of the season alive, while edging teammate Evelin Lanthaler by .34. Pinggera’s first run was the fastest of both heats, and was the only sub-55 second run.

Lanthaler had the fastest run in the second heat, closing the gap between herself and Pinggera, but it wasn’t enough to take gold.

Sara Bachmann finished third, ahead of Tina Unterberger of Austria, who came into the second run tied for second. Michelle Diepold and Daria Maleeva rounded out the top six.

With her win, Pinggera closed the gap between Lanthaler and herself to 30 points, well ahead of Unterberger. Lanthaler can clinch the overall title in Austria by finishing with a bronze medal or better.

Results:

Pos Name Nation Bib Run 1 Run 2 Total
1 Greta Pinggera ITA 29 54.93 55.55 1:50.48
2 Evelin Lanthaler ITA 30 55.59 55.23 1:50.82
3 Sara Bachmann ITA 27 55.67 55.35 1:51.02
4 Tina Unterberger AUT 28 55.59 55.784 1:51.33
5 Michelle Diepold AUT 26 56.39 56.45 1:51.84
6 Daria Maleeva RUS 24 56.85 56.96 1:53.81
7 Ludmila Astramovich RUS 20 57.37 57.14 1:54.51
8 Lisa Walch GER 11 57.96 57.75 1:55.71
9 Petra Dragicevic SLO 22 58.16 58.11 1:56.27
10 Svetlana Zaravina RUS 25 58.65 57.85 1:56.50
11 Maria Auer AUT 23 58.34 58.31 1:56.65
12 Michaela Niemetz GER 14 59.30 59.27 1:58.57
13 Irma Karisik BIH 21 60.08 60.26 2:00.34
14 Nicoleta Burlui ROU 4 64.25 65.24 2:09.49
15 Marina Shchekaleva KAZ 18 73.13 69.44 2:22.85
16 Julia Plowy POL 7 64.43 96.42 2:40.85