Taubitz Leads Women’s German World Champs Podium Sweepe

January 31, 2021 ken Luge News, News 0

From Königssee, GER

Jan. 31, 2021 – Julia Taubitz was the winningest slider on tour in the women’s luge World Cup over the course of the 2020/2021 season. She capped off what’s been a successful season with a World Championship in Königssee

Julia Taubitz (Courtesy FIL TV)

In a race that was otherwise close through the field, Taubitz dominated. The German opened up a lead of over .2 over teammate Natalie Geisenberger after the first heat. Her second run was again the fastest, as she finished her second run over .3 ahead of Geisenberger.

The win for Taubitz was her seventh on the season, the silver for Geisenberger was her tenth.

Olympic silver medalist Dajana Eitberger won her first ever World Championships medal with a bronze. Like Geisenberger, Eitberger is back in action after a season away for maternity leave and had said that she’d hoped to have a few podiums. She instead won a gold medal in Oberhof earlier in the year and now has her first World Championship medal.

Anna Berreiter finished fourth to round out the German effort, one spot ahead of Tatyana Ivanova in fifth.

The United States’women had a strong showing in Königssee, led by Summer Britcher in sixth. Both Britcher and teammate Emily Sweeney moved up from the first heat, with Britcher from seventh and Sweeney from ninth to seventh. Ashley Farquharson finished 12th, while Brittney Arndt helped put all four American sleds in the top 20 with a 19th place run.

Carolyn Maxwell finished 20th as the lone Canadian slider in the field.

Results:

Pos Name Nation Bib Start 1 Start 2 Run 1 Run 2 Total
1 Julia Taubitz GER 5 3.053 3.069 50.417 50.715 1:41.132
2 Natalie Geisenberger GER 1 3.039 3.047 50.629 50.818 1:41.447
3 Dajana Eitberger GER 8 3.070 3.067 50.760 50.844 1:41.604
4 Anna Berreiter GER 13 3.040 3.034 50.908 51.062 1:41.970
5 Tatyana Ivanova RLF 2 3.035 3.048 50.947 51.230 1:42.177
6 Summer Britcher USA 4 3.065 3.075 50.965 51.318 1:42.283
7 Emily Sweeney USA 18 3.073 3.051 51.072 51.219 1:42.291
8 Kendija Aparjode LAT 14 3.093 3.087 51.212 51.212 1:42.424
9 Eliza Tiruma LAT 10 3.072 3.083 51.131 51.334 1:42.465
10 Ekaterina Katnikova RLF 12 3.113 3.123 51.062 51.433 1:42.495
11 Lisa Schulte AUT 21 3.117 3.122 51.159 51.430 1:42.589
12 Ashley Farquharson USA 11 3.144 3.157 51.169 51.537 1:42.706
13 Ulla Zirne LAT 7 3.127 3.143 51.265 51.443 1:42.708
14 Hannah Prock AUT 16 3.156 3.158 51.297 51.434 1:42.731
15 Madeleine Egle AUT 6 3.061 3.043 50.950 51.959 1:42.909
16 Elina Vitola LAT 24 3.059 3.067 51.368 51.552 1:42.920
17 Natalie Maag SUI 19 3.112 3.126 51.376 51.625 1:43.001
18 Ekaterina Baturina RLF 15 3.088 3.089 51.468 51.558 1:43.026
19 Brittney Arndt USA 20 3.194 3.199 51.437 51.647 1:43.084
20 Carolyn Maxwell CAN 25 3.154 3.135 51.493 51.726 1:43.219
21 Selina Egle AUT 22 3.200 51.514
22 Verena Hofer ITA 23 3.088 51.624
23 Marion Oberhofer ITA 17 3.141 51.644
24 Andrea Vötter ITA 9 3.035 51.775
25 Olena Stetskiv UKR 27 3.153 51.777
26 Veronica Ravenna ARG 29 3.286 51.853
27 Raluca Stramaturaru ROU 26 5.147 51.955
28 Aileen Frisch KOR 28 3.121 51.970
29 Klaudia Domaradzka POL 31 3.120 52.001
30 Yulianna Tunytska UKR 30 3.134 52.423
31 Katarina Simonakova SVK 32 3.210 52.455
32 Tove Kohala SWE 37 3.203 52.540
33 Detelina Marinova BUL 44 3.320 52.705
34 Anna Bryk POL 39 3.277 53.156
35 Natalia Jamroz POL 38 3.243 53.247
36 Cezara Curmei ROU 41 3.225 53.310
37 Mihaela-Carmen Manolescu ROU 36 3.252 53.435
38 Daria Obratov NED 42 3.245 53.541
39 Hyesun Jung KOR 33 3.240 53.634
40 Elsa Desmond IRL 40 3.339 54.097
41 Doina Descalui MDA 43 3.412 54.864
42 Rin-Song Lin TPE 45 3.182 55.734
43 Ioana-Corina Buzatoiu ROU 35 3.270 56.450
DNF Viktoriia Demchenko RLF 3 3.122 DNF
DNF Olena Smaha UKR 34 3.217 DNF