Innsbruck/Igls (pps) Patric Leitner/ Alexander Resch from Germany won on the Olympic track in Igls above Innsbruck at the 39th World Championship of the International Luge Federation (FIL) after 1999, 2000 and 2004 the fourth gold medal and finalise definitely their Olympic drama, as the duo came only as sixth in the finish. With track record (39,595) in the first run and total time of 1.19,285 minutes they refer the Austrians Tobias Schiegl/Markus Schiegl (0,116 seconds behind) and the US duple Mark Grimmette/Brian Martin (0,215 seconds behind) to the places two and three.

Quotes

Patric Leitner (Olympic champion 2002 and world champion 1999, 2000, 2004 and 2007)
“It was really great. We want to thank the fans, they came here from Berchtesgarden with two busses, to cheer for us. We also want to thank the organizers, who staged terrific world championships here in Igls.”

Tobias Schiegl (world champion 1996 and 1997)
“We had a little mistake in the first run. Maybe there could have been more. But Leitner/Resch replaced a good first run with track record.”

Mark Grimmette (Olympic-Silver 2002 and Olympic-Bronze 1998)
“This medal is very important for us, because we had not a good season. This could be a perfect time to retire, but we have not thought about this. The atmosphere here was better than at the Olympic Games in Turin.”