Rosenbeger Leads German ICC Sweep

From Königssee, GER

Dec. 14, 2019 – Martin Rosenberger led a German sweep of the Intercontinental Cup podium in Königssee, cruising to victory.

Rosenberger was the quickest in both heats on his way to a .44 second win over teammate Fabian Küchler. Nobody else was within a second of Rosenberger.

Christopher Grotheer, the Intercontinental Cup point leader, slid to a third place finish, just ahead of Chinese slider Wenhao Chen.

Great Britain’s Jerry Rice and Stefan Squire both placed in the top six, with Rice fifth and Squire sixth.

The United States nearly put a slider in the top ten with STephen Garbett missing out by .01, finishing 11th. Teammate Mike Rogals finished two spots back in 13th, while Daniel Barefoot rounded out the American effort in 20th.

Dave Greszczyszyn was the only North American in the top ten in Königssee, finishing just out of the top six in seventh. Teammates Blake Enzie and Mark Lynch finished 16th and 18th respectively for Canada.

Results:

Pos Names Nation Bib Start 1 Start 2 Run 1 Run 2 Total
1 Martin Rosenberger GER 15 4.61 4.76 50.72 51.56 1:42.28
2 Fabian Küchler GER 4 4.62 4.69 50.89 51.83 1:42.72
3 Christopher Grotheer GER 12 4.71 482 51.19 52.19 1:43.38
4 Wenhao Chen CHN 13 4.67 4.82 51.20 52.40 1:43.60
5 Jerry Rice GBR 5 4.68 4.74 51.36 52.48 1:43.84
6 Stefan Squire GBR 14 4.70 4.80 52.49 52.65 1:44.14
7 David Greszczyszyn CAN 9 4.77 5.00 51.87 52.35 1:44.22
8 Daniil Romanov RUS 6 4.63 4.66 51.91 52.72 1:44.63
9 Konstantin Khoroshko RUS 11 4.76 4.86 51.51 53.13 1:44.64
10 Manuel Schwärzer ITA 7 4.76 4.85 51.76 53.09 1:44.85
11 Stephen Garbett USA 18 4.83 4.92 51.66 53.20 1:44.86
12 Egor Veselov RUS 8 4.83 4.94 52.19 53.00 1:45.19
13 Mike Rogals USA 13 4.91 5.00 52.22 53.33 1:45.55
14 Samuel Keiser SUI 16 4.79 4.85 52.28 53.32 1:45.60
15 Basil Sieber SUI 1 4.91 5.03 52.14 53.63 1:45.77
16 Blake Enzie CAN 19 4.86 4.89 52.58 53.36 1:46.15
17 Mihai Pacioianu ROU 2 4.70 4.73 42.57 53.63 1:46.20
18 Mark Lynch CAN 10 4.85 4.88 52.44 53.83 1:46.27
19 Brendan Doyle IRL 20 4.80 4.85 52.77 53.64 1:46.41
20 Daniel Barefoot USA 3 4.77 4.82 53.16 54.60 1:47.76
21 Carl Adlers SWE 23 5.02 53.62
22 Colin Freeling BEL 21 5.02 54.89
23 Marin Bangiev BUL 22 5.24 54.96