Germany nominates World Cup team for 2024/25 - Taubitz, Loch, Wendl-Arlt and Degenhardt-Rosenthal lead the team

Winterberg (FIL/16.11.2024) The fourth and final World Cup qualifying race for the German national luge team was the German Championships on Saturday, November 16, 2024, in the VELTINS EisArena in Winterberg.

Felix Loch, Anna Berreiter, Wendl/Arlt and Degenhardt/Rosenthal were pleased about the German Championship titles 2024. David Nößler, Merle Fräbel, Orlamünder/Gubitz and Eitberger/Matschina were the German Vice-Champions. Timon Grancagnolo, Anka Jänicke, Eggert/Müller and Storch/Patz took third place.

Germany's new head coach Patric Leitner nominated his World Cup team for the first time after four selection races in Sigulda, Altenberg, Oberhof and most recently Winterberg.

Germany will be represented by the following athletes in the EBERSPAECHER Luge World Cup 2024/25:

In the men's single, the two experienced luge athletes 3-times World Champion Felix Loch and World Champion Max Langenhan have taken the top spots, with David Nößler and Timon Grancagnolo completing the team.

The women's single team will consist of Overall World Cup Winner Julia Taubitz, Olympic silver medalist Anna Berreiter, 2020 Youth Olympic Champion Merle Fräbel and Melina Fischer.

In the two doubles disciplines, the six-times Olympic ChampionsTobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt, the new team around Toni Eggert and Florian Müller, and Hannes Orlamünder and Paul Gubitz have prevailed in the men's doubles.

In the women's doubles, World Champions Jessica Degenhardt and Cheyenne Rosenthal, as well as Dajana Eitberger with her new partner Magdalena Matschina, will compete in the World Cups. The junior women's duo Elisa Storch and Pauline Patz will get to compete in individual World Cups due to their good performances after the two top teams.

“We had very good selections, and the athletes were able to use one of them as a strike result. None of us were seeded, so everyone had to qualify. We had super fair conditions in all the races. Our established athletes have prevailed, and they were also able to test a lot. But some of the young athletes also surprised us, with great performances. We have nothing to hide, we can go to the first races with confidence and I'm already looking forward to the first World Cup. I would be very happy if our athletes were ultimately able to implement everything they have learned over the summer and that all the hard work was not in vain,” said head coach Patric Leitner.