Winterberg (pps) Her dream of a medal did not come true though it seemed possible
after finishing third in the first heat, Nina Reithmeyer still had something to celebrate at
the 40th European Luge Championships at Winterberg, Germany. The 21-year-old
Austrian met the Austrian Olympic criteria by coming fifth and may now nourish hopes for
her first participation in the Olympic Games. She is the second Austrian to meet the
criteria after Sonja Manzenreiter.
