The German lugers made history at the World Cup in Altenberg with historic comebacks. After World Champion Max Langenhan from BRC 05 Friedrichroda raced from 21st place after the first run to victory on Saturday, World Championship silver medallist Julia Taubitz topped this result once again on Sunday. The athlete from Oberwiesenthal achieved the unique feat of racing from 22nd place all the way to the top. She relegated Latvia's Elina Ieva Vitola to second place with a lead of 0.149 seconds. Third place went to world champion Lisa Schulte from Austria, who was 0.297 seconds behind Taubitz.
"The plan was actually to be in the front midfield after the first run, but that didn't quite work out. I made a few mistakes, which came in handy in the end," said Taubitz, who extended her lead in the overall standings with her 24th World Cup victory. "It was just a weather race. You're not quite as happy about a victory as you would be in perfect weather." Anna Berreiter finished fourth, while Melina Fischer in sixth and Merle Fraebel in seventh also managed top ten places.
