Koenigssee (pps) The Viessmann Luge World Cup at Koenigssee, Germany, last weekend achieved fantastic TV ratings. 2.5 million TV viewers on average watched the women’s race on Friday (market-share: 17.7 percent) on public German TV station ARD finishing ninth on an internal ARD ranking.

The men’s event with three-time Olympic champion Georg Hackl’s last race on his home-track was watched by 2.48 million TV viewers on Saturday (market-share: 19.0 percent). Thus the broadcasts from Koenigssee had the best ratings so far in this Olympic winter.