The German toboggan men got off to a good start to the season. In Lillehammer, Max Langenhan is leading the way. Felix Loch comes third, Timon Grancagnolo fourth.
World champion Max Langenhan clinched a victory in the first World Cup race of the season. The 25-year-old luger won on the 1994 Olympic track in Lillehammer ahead of the Austrian Wolfgang Kindl and his teammates Felix Loch (35) and Timon Grancagnolo (21). David Nössler (23) came eleventh. “You have to be happy with a result like that, you can’t be dissatisfied,” said the new national coach Patric Leitner, who took over the job from successful coach Norbert Loch after 16 years. “It was a really strong performance from our men’s team. That’s really impressive,” said Leitner. Three-time Olympic champion Felix Loch took the track record in the second run after making some changes to the sled. “That was definitely the right decision,” he said and said: “The old man can also sled fast.” “The best thing is the team result,” said Langenhan and said: “A season couldn’t start any better.” Langenhan was unable to compete in last season’s World Cup final due to a back injury, but still won the overall World Cup with ease. For him it was his 15th individual World Cup success. The first World Cup ends at noon with the newly introduced mixed competition.
Source: Stern
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