Sigulda (pps) World Champion Silke Kraushaar from Germany saved the winning streak of the German girls in Viessmann Luge World Cup. In Sigulda, the Olympic Champion 1998 celebrated her 23rd victory in World Cup. The German girls celebrated 50 victories in a row.
Silke Kraushaar won in a total time of one minute :27,248 seconds followed by Latvia`s Anna Orlova (1:27,310) and Ukraine`s Natalia Yakushenko (1:27,472).

Quotes:

Silke Kraushaar (GER / World Champion 2004 and Olympic Champion 1998)
„It is a little bit funny, staying on top of the podium und there are no teammates around me. The other girls coming closer to us. I`m very happy to keep our winning streak. 50 victories in a row are very impressiv.”

Anna Orlova (LAT /Silver Medalist Team at the World Championships 2004)
„I`m very happy. This is my best result ever.“

Natalia Yakushenko (UKR / Winner of Suzuki Challenge Cup Sigulda).
„I`m very happy. Never before I started in a season like this. Third place is my best result in World Cup. I think, the end of the winning streak of the Germans is coming soon. They are not invincible.“