Seibel Wins 2nd Straight in Königssee

From Königssee, GER

Feb. 6, 2021 – Felix Seibel won his second straight Intercontinental Cup, this time cruising to victory by over .6.

Seibel put down the two fastest times of the race, the only two under 50 seconds, on his way to a .65 second victory over Russia’s Vladislav Semenov.

Korea’s Seunggi Jung had the two fastest starts of the race, but finished third, 1.24 seconds back of Seibel.

Germany’s Stefan Röttig finished only .06 out of the medals in fourth, with teammate Kilian von Schleinitz just behind him in fifth.

Latvia’s Krists Netlaus finished sixth.

Austin McCrary was the top North American in the field with a tenth place finish. McCrary had the ninth quickest time of the first heat, and held on for a top ten in the second heat. Teammate Andrew Blaser finished 16th.

Canada’s Kyle Murray and Mark Lynch finished 13th and 14th, respectively.

Results:

Pos Name Nation Bib Start 1 Start 2 Run 1 Run 2 Total
1 Felix Seibel GER 4 4.76 4.70 49.94 49.90 1:39.84
2 Vladislav Semenov RUS 7 4.71 4.69 50.13 50.36 1:40.49
3 Seunggi Jung KOR 22 4.59 4.61 50.59 50.49 1:41.08
4 Stefan Röttig GER 13 4.67 4.67 50.48 50.66 1:41.14
5 Kilian von Schleinitz GER 9 4.75 4.74 50.15 51.30 1:41.45
6 Krists Netlaus LAT 15 4.81 4.77 50.66 51.04 1:41.70
7 Konstnatin Khoroshko RUS 14 4.77 4.77 50.80 51.10 1:41.98
8 Manuel Schwärzer ITA 17 4.88 5.00 50.94 51.35 1:42.29
9 Nathan Crumpton ASA 12 4.80 4.821 51.03 51.32 1:42.35
10 Austin McCrary USA 3 5.06 5.02 51.03 51.42 1:42.45
11 Samuel Keiser SUI 2 4.82 4.81 51.31 51.17 1:42.48
12 Jean Jacques Buff SUI 18 4.95 4.96 51.31 51.20 1:42.51
13 Kyle Murray CAN 1 4.81 4.78 51.21 51.38 1:42.59
14 Mark Lynch CAN 20 4.94 4.88 51.72 50.90 1:42.62
15 Nicholas Timmings AUS 21 4.89 4.88 51.30 51.51 1:42.81
16 Andrew Blaser USA 11 4.72 4.74 51.62 51.38 1:43.00
17 Mihai Pacioianu ROU 6 4.84 4.80 51.75 51.40 1:43.15
18 Colin Freeling BEL 19 4.99 4.95 52.62 52.12 1:44.74
19 Jeff Bauer LUX 16 4.99 5.02 52.64 52.31 1:44.95
DNS Elvis Veinbergs LAT 10 DNS
DNS Evgeniy Rukosuev RUS 8 DNS
DNS Austin Florian USA 5 DNS