Austria's tobogganing shines with gold and bronze celebrations in Whistler!

Austria's tobogganing shines with gold and bronze celebrations in Whistler!

Austria's tobogganists celebrate a spectacular start at the Kunstbahn World Cup in Whistler. They were able to achieve impressive results both in the mixed double-seater and in the mixed. On Thursday, Selina Egle and Lara Kipp as well as Thomas Steu and Wolfgang Kindl won gold in the mixed doubles, while Madeleine Egle and David Gleirscher secured the bronze medal in the mixed insider. Like laola1.at , the quartet showed an excellent performance with a total time of 1: 22.894 minutes, which both the Germans the American teams also left behind.

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The decision in the double seat was a real thrill, since Egle and Kipp took the lead over the last few meters and thus secured their second world championship title in a row. "It is incredible, madness, crazy that we are world champion for the second time," Egle said enthusiastically. In their first run, the two also set up a new route record, which was later exceeded by Degenhardt and Rosenthal, as reported tirol.orf.at . Egle emphasized that the experience of the previous victories gave them great self -confidence.

Despite a mixed week of training, success was unexpected. Egle said that initially doubts about his skills, but in the end a fabulous performance was shown. The competition now offers Austria the chance of further medals, as the decisions in the men's insider and the team relay are due on Saturday. The athletes are demanded by the highest concentration, because in the double seat of the women, Egle and Kipp are considered clear favorites.
In the overall balance sheet is already in four medals and seems to be in the best form for the upcoming competitions.