Tatyana Ivanova makes it a round dozen

Whistler (RWH) Russia’s three-time European Champion Tatyana Ivanova has celebrated the twelfth Viessmann World Cup victory of her career on the 2010 Olympic track in Whistler. The 28-year-old slider finished ahead of Germany’s Anna Berreiter in second place. The Junior European Champion in team relay who hails from Berchtesgaden took her maiden podium finish on only her fourth World Cup start. Her previous best result was seventh place at the season opener in Innsbruck. The final podium position in Whistler went to Victoriia Demchenko from Russia.

Julia Taubitz from Germany took fourth place to retain her lead in the overall standings of the Viessmann World Cup. The World Cup runner-up of 2019, who has 330 points, is still ahead of Tatyana Ivanova (297) and Summer Britcher from the USA  (243) . The U23 World Champion  of 2017 could only manage 28th place in Whistler.

The Whistler Sliding Center is due to host the 50th World Championships of the International Luge Federation (FIL) next winter.

The BMW Sprint World Cup in Whistler will complete the racing schedule for 2019. After the Christmas break the Viessmann World Cup racing series will continue with the fourth round in Altenberg (GER) on 11–12 January 2020. 

Quotes

Tatyana Ivanova (RUS / three-time European Champion)

“I lost a lot of points last time out in Lake Placid. It’s my bogey track. I wanted to redeem myself here in Whistler. I was aiming to be as fast on my second run as on the first. And I did it.”

Anna Berreiter (ENG / Junior European Champion in team relay 2019)

“I knew how well training had gone. Everything just went smoothly and I felt very comfortable on the track. But never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d make it onto the podium. I was pretty nervous, but that might have been because I realised I was in a great position. I just wanted to start sliding and have some fun.”