World Cup: German Toboggan Festival at the national coaching debut

The new national toboggan coach Patric Leitner and his team won the first World Cup weekend. Victories by Julia Taubitz and Max Langenhan in the singles, a comeback success by record world champion Toni Eggert with his new partner Florian Müller in the doubles and two successes in the newly introduced mixed competition – the 47-year-old successor to successful coach Norbert Loch (62) The famous debut was made to measure. “That was great. I’m really happy. We had a great weekend as a team.”

Langenhan and Loch on the podium

World champion Langenhan (25) prevailed in the individual competition on the 1994 Olympic track ahead of the Austrian Wolfgang Kindl and his teammates Felix Loch (35) and Timon Grancagnolo (21). “A season couldn’t start any better,” said the overall World Cup winner after his 15th World Cup success. The three-time Olympic champion Loch made it onto the podium in the second run with a track record and said: “The old man can also toboggan fast.”

Record world champion with victory comeback

A year and a half after his retirement, Toni Eggert drove to his 55th World Cup victory in the doubles with his new partner Florian Müller. The 36-year-old was unbeatable during his comeback in Norway. The six-time overall World Cup winner recently worked as a trainer in the USA because his long-time partner Sascha Benecken had enough of the hustle and bustle and wanted to have more time for his family. “Now we must not become arrogant and think that things are going well,” said Eggert and warned against excessive euphoria: “Sometimes there are even small setbacks.” The record Olympic champions Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt and Hannes Orlamünder/Paul Constantin Gubitz came fifth and sixth.

Five-time world champion Julia Taubitz showed her class with a track record. “Starting the season with a win is super cool,” said the 28-year-old. In the women’s doubles, Jessica Degenhardt and Cheyenne Rosenthal also made it onto the podium in second place. Former world champion Dajana Eitberger (33) fell with her new toboggan partner Magdalena Matschina (19). “It’s very, very bitter,” said former individual world champion Eitberger. The day after there was a success in the newly created mixed competition together with Wendl/Arlt. Taubitz/Langenhan won the single-seater – the new competition format replaces the sprint.