Königssee (pps) Germany’s Tatjana Hüfner started into the new Year as well as she finished the old one. The World Champion won at the Viessmann Luge World Cup at Königssee her 4th race in a row and captured the lead in the overall standings. The bronze medallist of the Olympic Winter games 2006 at Torino won I a total time of one minute 34,662 seconds followed by her team-mates Natalie Geisenberger 0,134 seconds back), Silke Kraushaar-Pielach (0,318 back) and Anke Wischnewski (0,743 back). Natalie Geisenberger set in 47,353 seconds a new track record in the first run.
Erin Hamlin from USA finished on 6th place (1,095 back) followed by her team-mate Julia Clukey (1,141 back). Canada’s Regan Lauscher finished in 9th place (1,644 back).
With 436 points Tatjana Hüfner is the new leader in the overall standings followed by Silke Kraushaar-Pielach (410) and Natalie Geisenberger 252).