Langenhan continues sensational winning streak
World Championship runner-up Max Langenhan also wins the second World Cup race of the season. The 24-year-old wins with aplomb in Whistler, Canada. Just like a week ago in Lake Placid, Langenhan wins ahead of World Champion Jonas Müller from Austria.
Max Langenhan confirms his role as the new dominator of the Luge World Cup on the difficult tracks in North America. After his victory in the opening race in Lake Placid, the 24-year-old also won the second race in Whistler, Canada - and thus formed a strong contrast to the former exceptional luger Felix Loch. The 34-year-old crashed badly, finishing only 26th after a botched second run and thus second last.
After two runs, Langenhan had a lead of two and a half tenths of a second over world champion Jonas Müller from Austria - it could be the duel of the winter. "He's putting me under brutal pressure at the moment, I have to give everything," said Langenhan: "And I even made a few small mistakes. The fact that it was still enough just makes me happy: the World Championships will be here next winter and I'm leaving Whistler with a very good feeling." Third place went to Latvia's Kristers Aparjods.
Record world champion Loch had already had to settle for eighth place on the US track in Lake Placid, and at least after the first run in Whistler he was now on course for a similar result. In the second run, however, Loch already had problems at the start and was unable to make up the deficit. Langenhan, on the other hand, is currently showing a superiority that even Loch rarely achieved at his best. Last winter, he started late due to a fracture in his hand and won the last six races. Now he has won two World Cup races at the start and the sprint in Lake Placid also went to the Thuringian.
There were also the first German victories of the season in the doubles' competitions. In the men's event, Olympic champions Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt won just ahead of the previously strong Austrians Thomas Steu and Wolfgang Kindl. "We had to really bite into the competition, it's a lot of fun at the moment," said Wendl. The women's event was won by world champions Jessica Degenhardt and Cheyenne Rosenthal ahead of their German teammates Dajana Eitberger and Saskia Schirmer.
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Max Langenhan's dominance in winter sports continues as he wins the luging World Cup race in Whistler, Canada, making it his second victory of the season. With his strong performance, Langenhan is setting the stage for a challenging duel against World Champion Jonas Müller in the upcoming World Championships.
During his impressive winning streak, Max Langenhan has demonstrated a superiority in winter sports, specifically in luge, that even the exceptional luger Felix Loch rarely achieved at his best.
Source: www.ntv.de
