2016/2017 FIL World Cup – Doubles Luge – Race 4

From Park City, USA

In what seems to be a trend, the doubles luge event was condensed into one heat thanks to unrelenting weather leading up to the event.

Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt dominated the one heat event, with both the fastest start and the fastest run down the Park City track. At every split, the German team was ahead, finishing their run .074 ahead of the Latvian team of Andris and Juris Sics, who finished second.

Germans Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken finished with a bronze medal, less than .025 ahead of Russians Andrey Bogdanov and Andrey Medvedev, who finished just outside of the medals in fourth.

Americans Matt Mortensen and Jayson Terdiman overcame an 18th quickest start to finish fifth, while Robin Gueke and David Gamm finished sixth to continue their stellar 2016/2017 season.

All three American teams finished in the top 11, with Justin Krewson and Andrew Sherk finishing tenth, just ahead of Jacob Hyrns and Anthony Espinoza, who finished 11th.

Canadians Tristan Walker and Justin Snith finished 18th after trouble in the lower half of the course.

Results:

Pos Name Nation Bib Start Total
1 Wendl / Arlt GER 20 3.029 44.742
2 Sics / Sics LAT 21 3.065 44.816
3 Eggert / Benecken GER 23 3.039 44.896
4 Bogdanov / Medvedev RUS 15 3.088 44.920
5 Mortensen / Terdiman USA 17 3.121 44.986
6 Geueke / Gamm GER 19 3.051 45.013
7 Gudramovics / Kalnins LAT 12 3.089 45.080
8 Denisyev / Antonov RUS 14 3.104 45.090
9 Oberstolz / Gruber ITA 18 3.102 45.123
10 Krewson/ Sherk USA 5 3.090 45.265
11 Hyrns / Espinoza USA 1 3.096 45.339
12 Broz / Broz CZE 11 3.113 45.343
13 Trojer / Knoll AUT 10 3.095 45.382
14 Steu / Koller AUT 8 3.103 45.397
15 Chmielewski / Kowalewski POL 9 3.125 45.411
16 Gruber / Kainzwaldner ITA 7 3.101 45.435
17 Penz / Fischler AUT 22 3.077 45.620
18 Walker / Snith CAN 13 3.052 45.629
19 Kvicala / Kudera CZE 6 3.146 45.672
20 Atodiresei / Musei ROU 3 3.211 45.734
21 Solcansky / Stuchlak SVK 4 3.130 46.540
22 Obolonchyk / Zakharkiv UKR 2 3.157 46.857
23 Rieder / Rastner ITA 16 3.078 1:00.378