Königssee (pps) The first decision of the Olympic season is done: The team of Italy has won the overall team competion.
Celebrating the last race of luge legend Georg Hackl on his home track the German team in the further line-up with Patric Leitner/Alexander Resch and Silke Kraushaar won the fourth and last race of the series. Second place went to Italy Gerhard Plankensteiner/Oswald Haselrieder, Anastasia Oberstolz-Antonova and Armin Zöggeler (2:25,304), USA finished third with the team of Preston Griffal/Dan Joye, Courtney Zablocki and Tony Benshoof.
On second place behind Italy (315 points) were as many as three teams with Austria, Germany and USA (all 290 points).

Photo: Patric Leitner/Alexander Resch at the team competition in Königssee
(c) Jürgen Waßmuth