Janine Flock celebrates historical victory at the World Cup in Winterberg!
Janine Flock celebrates historical victory at the World Cup in Winterberg!
On Friday, January 3., 2025, the Austrian skeleton driver Janine Flock delivered an extraordinary performance at the World Cup in Winterberg. She secured her first win of the season with a total time that she brought the finish line 0.27 seconds before the Czech Anna Fernstedt and 0.29 seconds before the German Olympic winner Hannah Neise. Flock cheered after this success: "I am very happy to be back at the top!" This marks their overall eleventh win in the World Cup and a new record for most podium places in the history of the competition. She also overtook the former world champion Tina Hermann, who recently ended her career, in the eternal podium ranking, such as krone.at reported.
return and placements
In the meantime, the two Olympic champions Christopher Grotheer and Hannah Neise also achieved remarkable results. Grotheer, who was missing from muscle problems at the last World Cup in Sigulda, returned with a third place. Neise, which was only fifth in the first run, fought its way into third place in the second round. "I wasn't quite as good with my start time," reflected the 23-year-old athlete, who continues to be at the top of the overall World Cup, even though she couldn't make it to the podium of the first round. The Briton Matt Weston secured the victory in the men's competition, while Samuel Maier from Austria took second place, so .Another highlight of the competition was the debut of Viktoria Dönicke, which drew attention to itself with impressive best time. She immediately improved her first time of 5.22 seconds to 5.20 seconds, which in the end secured tenth place. The competition in Winterberg was not only a special event for the athletes, but also a sign of the exciting competition in skeleton sports on the international stage.
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