Lölling and Neise tremble for an Olympic ticket
The Olympic runner-up Jacqueline Lölling must continue to tremble for her Olympic ticket. The 26-year-old took a disappointing 17th place in Sigulda. This means that two World Cups before the Olympics are still only one of the three necessary top 8 results for Lölling. For junior world champion Hannah Neise, the fear of participating in the Olympics continues. The 21-year-old did not get above 16th place and two-thirds of the norm was met.
Bad start times and faulty trips
The German women lost a lot of ground on the track in Latvia, where a high starting speed is important, especially at the start. Since numerous driving errors crept in, the team of national coach Christian Baude had nothing to do with the victory. “After the training performance I had already expected that Tina and Hannah would fight for the podium places”said Baude.
Hermann was dissatisfied after the race. “The start didn’t go right at all and the rides were so-so”said the 29-year-old, who was also not happy with the external conditions – humidity and high temperatures. “It was difficult to adjust the material to these conditions”said Hermann.
Hermann loses in the overall World Cup
Hermann had to let the Austrian Flock (1,129 points) overtake the Austrian Flock (1,129 points) in the overall World Cup and is currently in third place with 1,124 points. The world cup leader is still Bos (1,165) from the Netherlands.
Gassner best German
The German men also passed the podium in Latvia. Alexander Gassner from Winterberg landed as the best German in fifth place, world champion Christopher Grotheer also made it into the top ten in eighth place in the double victory of the Latvian brothers Tomass and Martins Dukurs. Axel Jungk was twelfth. The trio has already met the association’s internal Olympic requirements.