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Ammour Edges Lochner by 0.02 to Win Altenberg Four-Man World Cup Finale

Lochner enters Cortina as the season’s overall champion in both events, then intends to retire.

Overview

  • Adam Ammour climbed from third after the first run to take victory by two hundredths over Johannes Lochner in the final pre-Olympic race.
  • Lochner led at halfway but a late error in his farewell World Cup start left him second in Altenberg.
  • Ammour, 24, logged his second straight World Cup win, reinforcing his medal credentials for the Cortina Games.
  • Despite the narrow defeat, Lochner had already wrapped up the overall World Cup titles in two-man and four-man after a nine-win season and will target Olympic gold before retiring.
  • Four-time Olympic champion Francesco Friedrich finished third and completed his first season in eight years without an overall World Cup crown, saying he plans to strike back at the Olympics.