2016 FIL World Championships – Sprint Competition

From Königssee, GER

Results from each of the three Sprint World Championship races.

Double’s Luge

No surprise at the top of the double’s luge competition, with the team of Wendl and Arlt setting the fast time in qualifying, and backing that up with the fastest time in the sprint race to take gold on home ice. The Austrian team of Penz & Fischler took silver, ahead of Oberstolz & Gruber, who finished in the bronze position.

The biggest surprise in the event was likely the post-race disqualification of the German team of Eggert and Benecken. The team’s time was good enough for silver before the DQ.

Americans Mortensen & Terdiman scored fifth, while teammates Krewson & Sherk finished 11th. Canadians Walker & Snith finished seventh.

Pos Name Nation Bib Time
1 Wendl / Arlt GER 15 39.032
2 Penz / Fischler AUT 6 39.261
3 Oberstolz / Gruber ITA 11 39.428
4 Sics / Sics LAT 10 39.452
5 Mortensen / Terdiman USA 12 39.573
6 Steu / Koller AUT 8 39.593
7 Walker / Snith CAN 7 39.600
8 Bogdanov / RUS RUS 9 39.653
9 Geüke / Gamm GER 13 39.669
10 Denisyev / Antonov RUS 5 39.712
11 Krewson / Sherk USA 3 39.791
12 Rieer / Rastner ITA 2 39.908
13 Yuzhakov / Prokhorov RUS 4 40.167
14 Broz / Broz CZE 1 40.332
DSQ Eggert / Benecken GER 14 39.157

Women’s Luge

In the first big upset of the World Championships weekend, Martina Kocher brought Switzerland its first sprint world championship, fighting off a very racy German squad.

German favorites Natalie Geisenberger and Dajana Eitberger took home silver and bronze, while German teammate Dajana Hüfner finished fifth.

Wedging her way into the top five with a fourth place finish was American standout Summer Britcher. Teammate Erin Hamlin scored 12th. Canadians Alex Gough, Kimberley McRae and Arianne Jones finished 10th, 11th and 14th.

Pos Name Nation Bib Time
1 Martina Kocher SUI 7 39.451
2 Natalie Geisenberger GER 14 39.486
3 Dajana Eitberger GER 15 39.537
4 Summer Britcher USA 12 39.594
5 Tatjana Hüfner GER 13 39.598
6 Julia Taubitz GER 9 39.641
7 Tatiana Ivanova RUS 11 39.646
8 Eliza Cauce LAT 8 39.698
9 Natalia Wojtusciszyn POL 2 39.701
10 Alex Gough CAN 3 39.727
11 Kimberley McRae CAN 5 39.840
12 Erin Hamlin USA 10 39.869
13 Ekaterina Baturina RUS 4 39.914
14 Arianne Jones CAN 1 40.082
15 Miriam Kastlunger AUT 6 40.101

Men’s Luge

Felix Loch wins the 2016 Sprint World Championship on his home ice on the strength of the first German sweep of the World Championship weekend. Andi Langenhan and Ralf Palik took silver and bronze rounding out the sweep.

American Chris Mazdzer was the highest finishing non-German with a fourth place finish, Wolfgang Kindl finished fifth for Austria, and Johannes Ludwig finished sixth to round out the German effort.

Mitchel Malyk finished eighth for Canada, and Tucker West finished 15th for the United States.

Pos Name Nation Bib Time
1 Felix Loch GER 15 38.574
2 Andi Langenhan GER 14 38.794
3 Ralf Palik GER 12 38.808
4 Chris Mazdzer USA 5 38.876
5 Wolfgang Kindl AUT 9 38.902
6 Johannes Ludwig GER 8 38.934
7 Armin Frauscher AUT 13 38.940
8 Mitchel Malyk CAN 11 39.026
9 David Gleirscher AUT 10 39.077
10 Stepan Fedorov RUS 6 39.101
11 Riks Kristens Rozitis LAT 3 39.107
12 Semen Pavlichenko RUS 7 39.141
13 Roman Repilov RUS 2 39.383
14 Inars Kivlenieks LAT 4 39.415
15 Tucker West USA 1 39.587