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Clear victory for Germany in the first Test team of the season. The German team, made up of winners of the tests in the three traditional disciplines of Igls luge, preceded on the podium Canada and the'' Italian.
Sunday 24 November 2013 2 minutes reading time
Natalie Geisenberger, Eggert and Felix Loch-Benecken have trimmed a total gap of more than three-tenths over the first pursuers, giving Germany a tentottesimo success in the recent history of this discipline, the seventh consecutive World Cup.
In second place were placed Canadians Gough, Edney, Walker-Snith who have had the better of the Italian team made up of Sandra Gasparini, Dominik Fischnaller and Christian Oberstolz and Patrick Gruber by just 96 thousandths. The Blues have lost direct challenge with Canada in both the female than in the male where Gough and Edney showed good partial.
Big disappointment for the'' accredited Austria on the eve of a podium finish. The hosts despite a great performance by Nina Reithmayer, have been slowed down by not exceptional time of closing Reinhard Egger only in fifth position, overtaken by the United States.
The next round of the relay will be held next weekend in Winterberg, Germany.
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