41st victory for Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt

Calgary (RWH) Calgary (CAN) is only the fourth stop in the Viessmann World Cup and the doubles event has already seen the third separate duo top the podium. The race on the Olympic track at Canada Olympic Park (COP) – host of the 1988 Olympics – was won by Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt of Germany, who made it onto the list of winners for the first time this season. Prior to that Austria's Thomas Steu/Lorenz Koller won two titles in Innsbruck-Igls (AUT), while the defending title holders Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken (GER) topped the podium in Whistler (CAN).  

For Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt – who not only have two Olympic golds in the doubles event but also two golds in team relay – the win in Calgary marked their 41st race win in the Viessmann World Cup. The record-breaking winners were followed by Eggert/Benecken and Steu/Koller.

Steu/Koller continue to lead the overall standings with a score of 330 points. Second and third place are held by the current World Champions Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken (325) and Wendl/Arlt (286).

Quotes

Tobias Wendl (GER / Doubles Olympic Champion in 2014 and 2018, Team Relay Olympic Champion in 2014 and 2018, three-time World Champion in the doubles, gold medallist in the Sprint World Championships in 2016 and 2017)

“We have felt good all week. During the final training session, we were a little sceptical about whether the speed would be good enough. We made a minor error during the first heat but the second one went well. It is fun to race against the two Austrians. They are a great couple of guys, they don’t begrudge us the win. And we don’t hold it against them when they win.”

Toni Eggert (GER / 2017 World Champion, Olympic bronze medallist, three-time winner of the overall World Cup)

“We’ve got some strong competition. This time around, they were simply faster. Our runs weren’t perfect, but they were good. If you consider that we had four less weeks of preparation, the others should be way ahead of us.”

Thomas Steu (AUT / fourth place in the 2018 Olympics)

“We made a huge mistake but still managed to finish third. That means that the speed was good. We love the battle against the two German duos. We are friends, but on the ice,  we are competitors. It’s great fun.”