Königssee (pps) Germany’s Olympic Champions and three-times World Champions Pa- tric Leitner/Alexander Resch captured their second victory of the pre-Olympic season and the 20th victory of their career.
Second Place went to Andre Florschütz/Torsten Wustlich (1:35,230) from Germany fol- lowed by Italy’s Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber. Florschütz/Wustlich defended the lead in the overall standings with 510 points followed by Oberstolz/Gruber (491) and Linger/Linger (427).

Quotes:

Patric Leitner (GER / Olympic Champion und three-times World Champion)
„The first run was nearly perfect; the second one went not so well. Now we are in good shape to defend our title in Salt Lake City.”
Andre Florschütz (GER / World Champion 2001)
„Our goal was to defend the lead in the overall standings. Now we have an advantage of 19 points, “
Patrick Gruber (ITA / Bronze Medallist at the World Championships 2004)
„We don’t like the track in Igls, so third place is a very good result for us. We still have the chance to win the overall title.”