Strong women: Taubitz, Geisenberger, Ivanova, Eitberger and Vitola win

Berchtesgaden (FIL) There were five different winners from three nations in the twelve races of the 43rd Eberspaecher World Cup season. Ladies from six nations raced on the podium. 

The comeback of the mothers was a complete success: Olympic champion Natalie Geisenberger became runner-up in the World Cup right away after her baby break and stood at the top of the podium twice in the 2020/21 EBERSPÄCHER World Cup. The German is a record World Cup winner with 51 victories and secured the overall World Cup title for the eighth time with nine second places.

Second mum, teammate and silver medallist at the 2018 Olympics, Dajana Eitberger picked up one World Cup win and two World Cup bronze medals. While the teammate of the two returnees, Julia Taubitz became World Champion for the first time. At the 50th FIL World Championships the 2019/20 overall Woldcup winner was the most successful participant with two gold and one silver. 

Thus, the pre-Olympic season in the women's singles was predominantly in German hands. But the athletes from Latvia, Russia, Austria, Italy, USA and Switzerland showed that they are to be reckoned with in the coming years. Tatyana Ivanova won the EBERSPÄCHER World Cups in Altenberg and Sigulda. The 29-year-old Russian has won 16 World Cup races in her career so far. That is three more than 24-year-old World Champion Julia Taubitz. Former World Champion Ekaterina Katnikova and Viktoria Demchenko won bronze medals at the World Cups in Altenberg and Sigulda. This puts Russia in second place behind Germany in the World Cup medal table of the 43rd FIL World Cup season.

Junior Elina Ieva Vitola from Latvia was the surprise winner at the World Cup final in the snowrace of Sankt Moritz. Her teammates Kendia Aparjode and Eliza Tiruma lugged their way onto the podium at the EBERSPÄCHER World Cups in Oberhof and Winterberg. 

Andrea Vötter (Italy) and Madeleine Egle (Austria) were usually the fastest starters. Egle was able to claim the first two podium places of her career at Königssee and in Oberhof. Switzerland's Natalie Maag also stood on the World Cup podium for the first time at home in the final in St. Moritz. Summer Britcher's bronze finish at January's World Cup in Innsbruck put the US team on the women's medal table. The US-team  which was only able to compete in five of the nine World Cup weekends due to the Covid-19 pandemic.