Wendl and Arlt Secure Fifth European Luge Championship Title
The German duo triumphed in Winterberg with a record-breaking performance, edging out top Austrian competitors.
- Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt claimed their fifth European Championship title in the men's doubles luge at Winterberg, setting a new track record.
- The 37-year-old German athletes narrowly defeated Austrian teams Juri Gatt/Riccardo Schöpf and Yannick Müller/Armin Frauscher, who finished second and third, respectively.
- Wendl and Arlt have now amassed an impressive career tally of six Olympic golds, ten World Championship titles, and five European golds.
- In the women's doubles event, Germany’s Jessica Degenhardt and Cheyenne Rosenthal secured second place, narrowly losing to Austria’s Selina Egle and Lara Kipp by 0.014 seconds.
- The European Championships, doubling as a World Cup event, will conclude on Sunday with the men’s singles and team relay competitions.