Oberhof (pps) Germany dethroned Russia as European Team Relay Champion. At the 44th European Championships of the International Luge Federation (FIL) in Oberhof, the protégés of Germany’s head coach Norbert Loch with Natalie Geisenberger, Felix Loch and Toni Eggert-Sascha Benecken claimed the gold medal.

The silver medal went to Italy’s team with Sandra Gasparini, Armin Zoeggeler and Christian Oberstolz-Patrick Gruber. In the pre-Olympic winter, Russia’s quartet with Tatiana Ivanova, Albert Demchenko and Yuzhakov-Vladislav Makhnutin had to settle for bronze.

The Team Relay event in Oberhof was not included in the standings of the Viessmann Luge World Cup Team Relay event presented by HÖRMANN.