Too much snow for the ice track in Winterberg: The skeleton World Cup race was canceled due to the onset of winter in Sauerland.
Whether and how the first men’s race in the Olympic year can be continued or repeated was initially left open by the world association IBSF in its announcement about an hour after the end of the first round.
Women’s race postponed
The women’s race was initially postponed from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. In the first round, the persistent snowfall had already thrown the field into disarray.
The last starter was the Austrian Alexander Schlintner, who surprisingly took first place, while the best German, Olympic champion Christopher Grotheer, was in fourth place and was on course for a podium.
Brits are behind
The two World Cup dominators Matt Weston (18th place) and Marcus Wyatt (8th) from Great Britain were already significantly behind at halftime. After his difficult start to the season, Grotheer is still waiting for a podium finish, and the German gold hope for the Winter Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo is still missing the Olympic standard.
Lukas Nydegger in seventh place and Axel Jungk (9th) were also still promising after the first round, Felix Keisinger missed the second round of the best 20 in 27th place. In addition to the men’s and women’s races, there is also a team decision on the program in Winterberg in the evening (from 6 p.m.).
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