Germany's Geisenberger wins at Whistler

Germany's Geisenberger wins at Whistler
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Summary Natalie Geisenberger won the World Cup women's singles luge race at Whistler Sliding Centre.

Natalie Geisenberger won the World Cup womens singles luge race at Whistler Sliding Centre on Saturday, edging German teammate and Olympic champion Tatjana Hufner.Geisenberger had a two-run time of 1 minute, 23.439 seconds. Tatjana Hufner finished in 1:23.482, and Russias Tatiana Ivanova was third in 1:23.606.Germany also won the relay event in 2:18.773.The meet is the first major international luge competition at the venue since the 2010 Winter Olympics, when Georgian athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili died in a crash.

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