Sigulda (pps). The European Champions Christian Oberstolz/Patric Gruber (ITA) won the final race to Viessmann luge World Cup in Sigulda (Latvia). At cold and sunny weather, the italian double in 1:24,987 minutes banned the Olympic Champions Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT, 1:25,001) to second rank. World Champions Andre Florschütz/Torsten Wustlich finished third (1:25,152). Oberstolz/Gruber in first run improved the five years old track record of Linger/Linger about more than two hundreds of a second to 42,417 seconds. Altogether, five doubles were faster than the old track record. Overall Champions of Viessmann luge World Cup 2007/08 are Germany’s Olympic Champions of 2002 Patric Leitner/Alexander Resch (655), who finished sixth (1:25,585) in the World Cup final in Sigulda. At their sixth overall victory, the four times World Champions banned the Olympic-Fifth Christian Oberstolz/Patric Gruber (ITA, 635) to second rank. Third in the overall ranking of Viessmann luge World Cup are the World Champions of 2003 Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT, 528), who with their second rank in the final race could get tightly ahead to Florschütz/Wustlich (GER, 526). Quotes: Christian Oberstolz (ITA, Olympic-fifth 2006, European Champions 2008, Winners of Overall World Cup 2004/05): „The anger after the last race was forgotten after a few minutes. Today we wanted to attack again, and it worked. Now we fly home to the children, that is the best holiday. „ Andreas Linger (AUT, Olympic Champions 2006, World Champions 2003): „Of course we realized that our old track record was gone. But we were also faster than the old record and, to be true, we had concentrated to Florschütz/Wustlich because of the Overall World Cup. Oberstolz/Gruber are the right winners today.“ Andre Florschütz (GER, World Champions 2008, Olympic silver medallists 2006, three times winners of overall World Cup): „Even after the victory at the first World Cup in Sigulda – we are happy about the third rank in Sigulda. Now we will party and then we look forward to coming home.“