2016/2017 FIL World Cup – Women’s Luge – Race 9

From Altenberg, GER

For the final time of the 2016/2017 season, the German women battled it out on another German home track, with Natalie Geisenberger taking what amounted to a victory lap for her World Cup title.

Geisenberger did have to put in some work on her final run, however, to hold off teammates Tatjana Hüfner and Dajana Eitberger. Geisenberger was third fastest in her second run, which was enough to beat Hüfner by .071, while Hüfner leapfrogged Eitberger into the silver medal position.

Tatyana Ivanova struggled in her first run, but rallied back with the second fastest run in the second heat to move up to fourth, ahead of Latvian Eliza Cauce and Canadian Alex Gough.

Erin Hamlin was the top-finishing American in the final race of the season, finishing eighth. Teamamte Emily Sweeney finished 17th, while Canadian Kimberley McRae finished just outside of the top 10 in 11th.

Results:

Pos Name Nation Bib Start 1 Start 2 Run 1 Run 2 Total
1 Natalie Geisenberger GER 24 5.553 5.555 52.185 52.179 1:44.364
2 Tatjana Hüfner GER 21 5.549 5.558 52.260 52.175 1:44.435
3 Dajana Eitberger GER 16 5.612 5.604 52.229 52.321 1:44.550
4 Tatyana Ivanova RUS 23 5.541 5.543 52.637 52.176 1:44.813
5 Eliza Cauce LAT 19 5.587 5.604 52.402 52.545 1:44.947
6 Alex Gough CAN 13 5.545 5.557 52.519 52.467 1:44.986
7 Julia Taubitz GER 15 5.640 5.641 52.590 52.482 1:45.072
8 Erin Hamlin USA 18 5.624 5.636 52.613 52.491 1:45.104
9 Ekaterina Baturina RUS 9 5.592 5.589 52.550 52.557 1:45.107
10 Miriam Kastlunger AUT 8 5.657 5.656 52.704 52.718 1:45.422
11 Kimberley McRae CAN 20 5.598 5.594 52.856 52.601 1:45.457
12 Andrea Vötter ITA 3 5.638 5.635 52.720 52.840 1:45.560
13 Martina Kocher SUI 11 5.578 5.609 52.763 52.856 1:45.619
14 Birgit Platzer AUT 22 5.618 5.619 53.347 52.446 1:45.793
15 Ulla Zirne LAT 14 5.660 5.686 53.103 52.922 1:46.025
16 Ekaterina Katnikova RUS 5 5.620 5.686 53.103 52.922 1:46.086
17 Emily Sweeney USA 10 5.630 5.621 52.918 53.257 1:46.175
18 Ewa Kuls POL 7 5.604 5.607 53.165 53.093 1:46.258
19 Aileen Frisch KOR 1 5.603 5.630 53.167 53.133 1:46.300
20 Sandra Robatscher ITA 12 5.614 5.615 53.157 53.294 1:46.451
21 Raluca Stramaturaru ROU 6 5.676 5.680 53.292 53.199 1:46.497
22 Natalia Wojtusciszyn POL 4 5.669 5.681 53.283 53.493 1:46.776
23 Olena Stetskiv UKR 2 5.659 5.666 54.533 53.912 1:48.445
24 Victoria Demchenko RUS 17 DNF