Germany Wins Team Relay, USA Second

From Calgary, CAN

(Dec. 8, 2018) – A week after a relatively disappointing team relay for Germany, the best team in Team Relay history once again moved to the top of the podium.

It was a dogfight between Germany and the United States, with the veteran duo of Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt out-racing the new American team of Chris Mazdzer & Jayson Terdiman to edge the United States for gold. A week prior, Germany was out-raced by Russia in a team event that Germany wins roughly 3/4 of the time.

In the same vein, the United States struggled in Whistler, only finishing sixth. One week later, the team of Summer Britcher, Tucker West and Mazdzer & Terdiman were nearly flawless on their way to a bronze medal, one spot ahead of an Austrian team who also struggled a week ago in Whistler.

Team Relay 1 winners Russia failed to find the speed that brought them a gold in Whistler, finishing fourth, ahead of Latvia and Canada.

Results:

Pos Names Nation Bib Women Men Total
1 Taubitz / Loch / Wendl & Arlt GER 9 46.046 1:33.785 2:21.550
2 Britcher / West / Mazdzer & Terdiman USA 5 46.131 1:33.764 2:21.819
3 Platzer / Kindl / Steu & Koller AUT 4 46.336 1:34.025 2:21.920
4 Ivanova / Repilov / Kashkin & Korshunov RUS 10 46.177 1:33.830 2:21.986
5 Zirne / Aparjodes / Putins & Marcinkevics LAT 6 46.280 1:34.059 2:22.068
6 McRae / Watts / Walker & Snith CAN 8 46.204 1:34.125 2:22.109
7 Vötter / K. Fischnaller / Rieder & Rastner ITA 7 46.266 1:33.923 2:22.599
8 Wojtusciszyn / Kurowski / Chmielewski & Kowalewski POL 3 46.856 1:35.004 2:23.324
9 Stramaturaru / Turea / Gitlan & Craciun ROU 1 47.075 1:35.496 2:24.366
10 Stetskiv / Mandziy / Stakhiv & Lysetskyy UKR 2 46.975 1:35.338 2:25.382