?It will be a decision of some hundreds of a second?, promises Ferdinand Hirzegger (AUT). Tomorrow, Friday, the World Cup final in natural track luge will start in Zelezniki (SLO). At the new and flat track the 25-year-old Austrian will catch up to the experienced Gerhard Pilz (AUT). ?I am very optimistic. However, winning will be difficult because of the current pack of achievements, tells the second-placed in World Cup. Ferdinand Hirzegger is 20 points after five-times world champion and winner of the last year?s World Cup Gerhard Pilz. The Upper Austrian was calm when he drove to Zelezniki. He just knows the track because of some training runs: ?There are no favourites this weekend because nobody knows the track very well. The best line will decide whether to win or lose?. According to this, the 36-year-old Gerhard Pilz describes the last race in this World Cup season as ?a special challenge?.

A clear affair should be the decision in women?s singleseater. Serial winner Sonja Steinacher (ITA), who won four times this season, is the main favourite in Zelezniki. Therefore, the 26-year-old Italian could then celebrate her third victory in the overall World Cup. At the men?s doubleseater there are still five teams who can win the title. After the great victory of Andrzej Laszczak and Damian Waniczek (POL) in Hüttau (AUT), the duo has a great chance to win their first title in overall World Cup.

Program

Friday, January 25th 200211:00h Training runs Saturday, January 26th 200209:00h 1st competition run doubles and women10:30h 2nd competition run doubles and women12:00h Training runs

Sunday, January 27th 200209:30h 1st competition run men 11:30h 2nd competition run men