Winterberg (pps) Germany`s Olympic Champion Sylke Otto, her teammate David Möller and Austria`s silver medallists Tobias Schiegl/ Markus Schiegl won the 3. Krombacher Challenge Cup in Winterberg.
In the womans final, World Champion Sylke Otto in 45.674 seconds banished European Champion Silke Kraushaar (45.729) and Olympic silvermedallist Barbara Niedernhuber (45.857) to rank two aud three. With her second season`s victory in Krombacher Challenge Cup, Sylke Otto with 270 points enlarged the leadership in overall standings, followed by Silke Kraushaar (240) and Barbara Niedernhuber (155).
At the mens race, Vice European Champion David Möller with the victory in 55.938 seconds and the price money of 1600 US-Dollar gave himself a present three days after his 22nd birthday. On second rank was three times Olympic Champion Georg Hackl (56,110), followed by last seasons Challenge-Cup-Winner Markus Kleinheinz (56,301) from Austia. European Champion Armin Zöggeler did not finish after a crash. Kleinheinz with his third rank takes the leadership in overall standings with 201 points, followed by Tony Benshoof from USA (200) and Georg Hackl (191).

At the double`s won Austria`s former World Champions Tobias Schiegl/Markus Schiegl (45.127), followed by the italian teams of Gerhard Plankensteiner/Oswald Haselrieder (45.197) and Christian Oberstolz/Patric Gruber (45.302). Best US-Team were Mark Grimette/Brian Martin (45.416) at fourth rank. Plankensteiner/Haselrieder before the last race in Königssee (Germany) lead the overall standings with 230 points, followed by Oberstolz/Gruber (195) and the Austrian teams of Schiegl/Schiegl and Andreas Linger/Wolfram Linger (both 160).

Quotes:

Sylke Otto (Germany), Olympic Champion and World Champion:
„The Challenge Cup is a lot of fun for me. I managed three good runs. Winterberg is known for the weather, you have to focus on these conditions and to chose the right material, than it will work.“

David Möller (Germany), Vice European Champion:
„That an experienced athlete like Armin Zöggeler has a chash, is surprising, but these things happen. Before the finals I had worked at my sled, hoping for less snow and a faster track. It is always good to be in front of Georg Hackl in Winterberg but at the World Cup on Saturday he will show us what he can.”

Tobias Schiegl (Austria), World Champions 1996 and 1997, Vice World Champions 2003:
„We wanted to win here and are satisfied of course. The weather has not influenced us because the snow started late. At the World Cup on Sunday we want to be one of the best three teams.”