Sigulda (pps) Big surprise at the end of the luge races in Sigulda (Latvia): The home team in the line-up with Anna Orlowa, Andris Sics/Juris Sics and Martin Rubenis won the team competition in a total time of two minutes 23,195. Austria with Sonja Manzenreiter, Tobias Schiegl/Markus Schiegl und Rainer Margreiter ( 2:23,340) captured the second place followed by Italy with Anastasia Oberstolz-Antonova, Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber und Wilfried Huber (2:23,455). For the first time ever the German team didn’t reached the podium. Since the inauguration in winter 2003/2004 Germany won all races and finished only last year in Calgary second.

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