Igls. In the Olympic Winter, the three-time Olympic champion Georg Hackl from Germany is heading from victory to victory. At the Viessmann World Cup at the Olympic track in Igls, the 35 year old athlete from Berchtesgaden celebrated his third victory in his third race. In 1:40,067 minutes the three-time World Champion won ahead of Austria?s Markus Prock (1:40,237) and World Junior Champion David Möller (1:40,288).
With 300 points, Hackl now takes the lead in the overall World Cup standings in front of World Champion Armin Zöggeler (295), who finished sixth in Igls behind his team-mate Willy Huber (1:40,333) and Germany?s Karsten Albert (1:40,348). The third position in the overall World Cup standings is taken by Prock with 285 points.
Quotes:
Georg Hackl (Germany) ? three-time Olympic champion (1992, 1994 and 1998):
?At the moment I simply have good runs, my start time is not too much behind the top ones, and furthermore, I seem to have the right touch for choosing my sled and runners. My favourite for the Olympics continues to be Armin Zöggeler; I only have to look at his sled and I know what?s going on.?
Markus Prock (Austria) ? two-time World Champion (1987 and 1996):
?It would have been great to win once again on this track, on which I started 25 years ago, but I am happy nevertheless. We did not exactly have our favourite weather conditions. With regard to the Olympics, we still have to do a lot of sled testing.?
David Möller (Germany) 2001 World Junior Champion :
?This is the best result of my career. During training I was already doing fine, I was always very close behind Hackl. However, I am quite surprised about my good results in the race. As for the qualifcation for the Olympics, I am still behind Denis Geppert. Now I am trying to stay cool and take my chance at Oberhof. It will be quite tight though.?