2015/2016 FIL World Cup – Team Relay – Race 3

From Sigulda, LAT

What looked to be a Russian win was undone at the very bottom of the doubles run of the Team Relay, handing the win to Germany.

The doubles team of Bogdanov & Medvedev took over a .6 second lead into the final run, but trouble in the final sector of the Latvian track dropped the Russians to a bronze medal.

Sitting in waiting was the German team of Hüfner, Loch, and Wendl & Arlt. They took gold ahead of the Latvian team sliding on home ice.

Fourth and fifth went to the United States and Canada, respectively.

Results:

Pos Names Nation Bib Split 1 Split 2 Total
1 Hüfner / Loch / Wendl & Arlt GER 8 43.620 1:28.880 2:14.386
2 Cauce / Darznieks / Gudramovics & Kalnins LAT 10 43.823 1:29.089 2:14.602
3 Ivanova / Pavlichenko / Bogdanov & Medvedev RUS 3 43.275 1:28.269 2:14.757
4 Sweeney / Mazdzer / Mortensen & Terdiman USA 9 43.991 1:29.180 2:15.009
5 Gough / Malyk / Walker & Snith CAN 6 43.845 1:29.209 2:15.296
6 Kastlunger / Kindl / Penz & Fischler AUT 5 44.612 1:29.798 2:15.537
7 Vötter / Fischnaller / Oberstolz & Gruber ITA 7 44.489 1:29.853 2:15.602
8 Kuls / Kurowski / Chmielewski & Kowalewski POL 2 44.657 1:30.563 2:17.096
9 Sung / Kang / Park & Cho KOR 1 44.545 1:31.136 2:17.993
DSQ Noskova / Hyman / Broz & Broz CZE 4 DSQ