Winterberg (pps) Two-time Olympic Champions and last year’s winners Andreas and Wolfgang Linger will not compete in the Viessmann Luge World Cup event in Winterberg, Germany, this weekend. “After discussions with our team leadership we decided to cancel Winterberg because we need to take care of some issues back home,” explained Andreas Linger in a news release published by the Austrian Luge Federation.

The three-time World Champions, who claimed their only top finish in the pre-Olympic season in Winterberg, will join the World Cup series again at the overseas Viessmann Luge World Cup events in North America. Ahead of the Christmas break there are two World Cup events in Whistler, Canada, and Park City in the US state of Utah on the calendar.