German Luge Championships 2017
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| Men's | Ladies | |
| winner | ||
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| Single seater | Andi Langenhan | Natalie Geisenberger |
| Two-seater | Toni Eggert / Sascha Benecken | |
| Team relay | Natalie Geisenberger , Felix Loch , Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt | |
The German Luge Championships 2017 took place on October 22, 2017 in the DKB Eiskanal in Altenberg .
Originally it was planned to hold the competition as early German championships from December 21 to 23, 2016 in Altenberg. Due to massive transport problems with the racing sleds during the transfer from the last World Cup station in Park City ( USA , December 15-17, 2016), this date had to be canceled. The sleds of the athletes starting in the World Cup would not have arrived in Altenberg until the evening of December 22nd, 2016, which would have made a fair implementation of the competition impossible. The event was finally held two weeks before the start of the international training week in the Alpensia Sliding Center , the Olympic track in Pyeongchang , and served as the prelude to the 2017/18 Olympic season and the fourth and decisive World Cup qualification race.
The titles in the individual and team competitions went to defending champion Natalie Geisenberger in the women, Andi Langenhan in the men and Toni Eggert / Sascha Benecken in the doubles. Again a team relay was held at the German championships, which was won again by the “Sunshine Training Group” around Natalie Geisenberger, Felix Loch and Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt .
Results
Women
| space | sportswoman | society | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natalie Geisenberger | ASV Miesbach | 1: 45.887 |
| 2 | Jessica Tiebel | RRC Altenberg | +0.519 |
| 3 | Dajana Eitberger | RC Ilmenau | +0.725 |
| 4th | Tatjana Huefner | RC Blankenburg | +0.815 |
| 5 | Julia Taubitz | WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal | +1.285 |
Natalie Geisenberger won her fifth national individual title. Surprisingly, the junior world champion Jessica Tiebel took second place and relegated the world cup starter Dajana Eitberger , world champion Tatjana Hüfner and Julia Taubitz to the other places. Head coach Norbert Loch was very satisfied with the result of Geisenberger and Tiebel, he recognized Tatjana Hüfner was in a lack of form on the day, he criticized Julia Taubitz because she was more than a second behind winner Geisenberger.
Natalie Geisenberger, Tatjana Hüfner, Dajana Eitberger and Julia Taubitz qualified as World Cup starters. Jessica Tiebel was supposed to start another season in the Junior World Cup and was also nominated for a start as an additional starter in the Nations Cups in Igls , Winterberg and Altenberg. However, additional starters have no chance to qualify for the World Cup in the Nations Cup, which serves as qualification for the World Cup for tobogganers who do not belong to the seeded group.
Men
| space | athlete | society | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andi Langenhan | RRC Zella-Mehlis | 1: 48.732 |
| 2 | Johannes Ludwig | BSR Oberhof | +0.057 |
| 3 | Felix Hole | RC Berchtesgaden | +0.192 |
| 4th | Ralf Palik | WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal | +0.325 |
| 5 | Sebastian Bley | RT Suhl | +0.334 |
| 6th | Chris Eissler | ESV locomotive Zwickau | +0.397 |
| 7th | Julian von Schleinitz | WSV Königssee | +0.467 |
| 8th | Christian Paffe | BRC Hallenberg | +0.498 |
| 9 | Toni Gräfe | RC Ilmenau | +1.044 |
| 10 | Markus Hummer | RC Berchtesgaden | +1.173 |
| 11 | Maximilian Jung | RT Suhl | +1.325 |
Andi Langenhan won the German championship for the second time since 2015. He referred Johannes Ludwig and defending champion Felix Loch to the other podium places. Ralf Palik achieved 4th place in the first competition after his shoulder injury, which he suffered at the Luge World Cup in Oberhof in February 2017. This result was expected for head coach Norbert Loch.
With the 7th place in the German championship, Julian von Schleinitz secured the fifth men's world cup ticket. Andi Langenhan, Felix Loch, Johannes Ludwig, Ralf Palik and Julian von Schleinitz were nominated for the World Cups in Igls, Winterberg and Altenberg. Christian Paffe was nominated as an additional starter for the Nations Cups in Igls, Winterberg and Altenberg following the German Championships .
Two-seater
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| space | athlete | society | time |
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| 1 | Toni Eggert / Sascha Benecken | BRC Ilsenburg | 1: 23.395 |
| 2 | Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt | RC Berchtesgaden / WSV Königssee | +0.382 |
| 3 | Robin Geueke / David Gamm | BSC Winterberg | +0.678 |
| 4th | Florian Löffler / Florian Berkes | RRV Sonneberg / RT Suhl | +0.710 |
| 5 | Nico Semmler / Johannes Pfeiffer | BRC Ilsenburg / WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal | +1.140 |
| 6th | Tim Brendel / Markus Grassl | RC Berchtesgaden / WSV Königssee | +1.281 |
The World Cup winners of the 2016/17 season, Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken , secured victory in the doubles ahead of the defending champions Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt as well as Robin Geueke and David Gamm . Head coach Norbert Loch described the result as expected.
With their podium places at the German Championships, these three pairs of two-seater secured the three World Cup starting positions for the German team. Florian Löffler and Florian Berkes were nominated as additional starters for the Nations Cup races in Igls, Winterberg and Altenberg due to their performance by head coach Norbert Loch.
Team relay
| space | athlete | society | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Natalie Geisenberger Felix Loch Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt |
ASV Miesbach RC Berchtesgaden RC Berchtesgaden / WSV Königssee |
2: 25.598 |
| 2 |
Jessica Tiebel Ralf Palik Nico Semmler / Johannes Pfeiffer |
RRC Altenberg WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal BRC Ilsenburg / WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal |
+0.340 |
| 3 |
Tatjana Hüfner Sebastian Bley Florian Löffler / Florian Berkes |
RC Blankenburg RT Suhl RRV Sonneberg / RT Suhl |
+1.020 |
| 4th |
Julia Taubitz Christian Paffe Robin Geueke / David Gamm |
WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal BRC Hallenberg BSC Winterberg |
+3.361 |
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DSQ DNS DNS |
Dajana Eitberger Andi Langenhan Toni Eggert / Sascha Benecken |
RC Ilmenau RRC Zella-Mehlis BRC Ilsenburg |
The German championship title was secured by the "Sunshine Training Group" around Natalie Geisenberger , Felix Loch and Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt ahead of the team relay around Jessica Tiebel , Ralf Palik and Nico Semmler / Johannes Pfeiffer as well as Tatjana Hüfner , Sebastian Bley and Florian Löffler / Florian Berkes . In contrast to the team relay held in the previous year , the team composition was not based on the placements in the individual competitions.
Sources and further reading
Web links
- Results of the German Luge Championships ( PDF ; 328.4 kB)
- Original sound from head coach Norbert Loch (audio file)
Individual evidence
- ^ Tobogganing: German championships in Altenberg will be postponed. Toboggan DM must be postponed. Sport1 , December 15, 2016, accessed January 23, 2018 .
- ↑ Tobogganing: German team relay crowns a perfect Oberhof weekend. Eurosport , February 5, 2017, accessed January 23, 2018 .