From Passeiertal, ITA
(Jan. 13, 2018) The Italian doubles team of Patrick Pigneter and Florian Clara stayed perfect on the season in what appears to be a full return to form for the Italian duo.
After a 2016/2017 season where Pigneter & Clara struggled to find the same continual success they’d shown for the seasons prior, the Italians have come back strong.
Pigneter & Clara dominated the race in Passeiertal, entering the second heat with a .23 second advantage over Russians Aleksandr Egorov and Petr Popov. In the second heat that lead grew to what would be a .97 second victory over the Russians.
Italians Armin Folie and Simone Gaio finished third in the nine team field.
Results:
| Pos | Names | Nation | Bib | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total |
| 1 | Pigneter / Clara | ITA | 11 | 57.88 | 57.64 | 1:55.52 |
| 2 | Egorov / Popov | RUS | 8 | 58.11 | 58.35 | 1:56.49 |
| 3 | Folie / Gaio | ITA | 6 | 58.45 | 58.61 | 1:57.06 |
| 4 | Martyanov / Rodin | RUS | 7 | 58.39 | 58.84 | 1:57.23 |
| 5 | Porshnev / Lazarev | RUS | 10 | 58.58 | 58.74 | 1:57.33 |
| 6 | Brüggler / Angerer | AUT | 9 | 58.89 | 59.06 | 1:57.95 |
| 7 | Jedrzejko / Budny | POL | 5 | 63.49 | 62.87 | 2:06.36 |
| 8 | Reeves / Evans | GBR | 3 | 71.72 | 71.59 | 2:23.31 |
| 9 | Ercoskun / Ozcan | TUR | 4 | 78.33 | 69.33 | 2:27.66 |
