Lillehammer (pps) Germany’s Sylke Otto and Austria’s Markus Kleinheinz and Andreas
Linger-Wolfgang Linger lead the Krombacher Challenge Cup after the opener at Altenberg.
The second of altogether four events of the Krombacher Challenge Cup 2002-2003 will be
staged by Lillehammer, Norway, on Friday, January 17 (9:00-11:00 hrs CET). The Challenge
Cup will thus return to its roots, as the 1994 Olympic track hosted the inauguration of
the event four years ago.
This then Olympic champion Sylke Otto has won the overall event every year. The Krombacher
Challenge Cup boasts a total prize money of almost Euro 60,000. The prize money at
stake in Lillehammer amounts to Euro 14,610.
Markus Kleinheinz, who also leads the Viessmann Luge World Cup, is following in the
tracks of his fellow-countryman and 2002 Olympic bronze medallist, Markus Prock, who
won the Krombacher Challenge Cup last year at the end of his career. The Linger brothers,
Andreas and Wolfgang, are the first Austrian doubles with an opportunity to achieve
the overall victory.
The final two events of the Krombacher Challenge Cup will be determined at Igls, Austria
on January 24, and at Winterberg, Germany, on February 7.
ARD shows a summary
Lillehammer (pps) The public German TV station, ARD, will broadcast a summary from the
Krombacher Challenge Cup at Lillehammer within its sports show „Sportschau live“ on Friday,
January 17, between 12:00-12:15 and 13:45-13:55 CET.
The winners of the European Open
Koenigssee (pps) Germany’s Sylke Otto and Olympic doubles champions Patric Leitner-Alexander
Resch and Austria’s Markus Kleinheinz were the winners of the European
Open, an invitation event based on the system of the Krombacher Challenge Cup held
during the Christmas break at Koenigssee. The European Open boasted a total prize
money of Euro 30,000.
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