From Deutschnofen, ITA
(January 29, 2023) – In the closest race of the weekend in Deutschnofen, Patrick Pigneter edged teammate Alex Gruber by just .01 to win his first gold of the singles season.
Gruber held the lead after the first heat by .16 over Thomas Kammerlander, with Pigneter in third, .25 back.
Of the medal contenders, Pigneter went first and threw down the quickest run of the race to move into the lead. Kammerlander was next, and fell behind Pigneter by .21.
That left Gruber, who was quick off the top, but one big skid scrubbed off a the speed needed to stay ahead of Pigenter. As Gruber crossed the finish line he was just .01 back.
The win for Pigenter was his first of the year on the back of a gold in the doubles race. Gruber finished with a silver, and Kammerlander bronze.
Florian Clara, Pigneter’s doubles teammate, finished fourth, just over a full second back. Michael Scheikl of Austria was .05 behind Clara in fifth. Daniel Gruber finished sixth.
USA’s Torrey Cookman finished a season-best 12th, one spot ahead of teammate Zane Farnsworth in a season-best 13th. Jacob Sterk rounded out the American effort in 19th.
Results:
| Pos | Name | Nation | Bib | Start 1 | Start 2 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total |
| 1 | Patrick Pigneter | ITA | 23 | 16.29 | 16.22 | 54.34 | 54.01 | 1:48.35 |
| 2 | Alex Gruber | ITA | 28 | 16.15 | 16.15 | 54.09 | 54.27 | 1:48.36 |
| 3 | Thomas Kammerlander | AUT | 26 | 16.26 | 16.19 | 54.25 | 54.31 | 1:48.56 |
| 4 | Florian Clara | ITA | 25 | 16.34 | 16.29 | 54.78 | 54.61 | 1:49.39 |
| 5 | Michael Scheikl | AUT | 27 | 16.31 | 16.52 | 54.59 | 54.85 | 1:49.44 |
| 6 | Daniel Gruber | ITA | 15 | 16.49 | 16.46 | 55.15 | 55.16 | 1:50.31 |
| 7 | Florian Markt | AUT | 24 | 16.68 | 16.65 | 55.78 | 55.76 | 1:51.54 |
| 8 | Lukas Mark | AUT | 12 | 16.84 | 16.93 | 56.75 | 57.20 | 1:53.95 |
| 9 | Jerome Almer | SUI | 19 | 17.26 | 17.53 | 57.94 | 57.76 | 1:55.70 |
| 10 | Bine Mekina | SLO | 20 | 17.43 | 17.79 | 57.74 | 58.35 | 1:56.09 |
| 11 | Gabriel Halcin | SVK | 14 | 17.65 | 17.26 | 59.19 | 57.89 | 1:57.08 |
| 12 | Torrey Cookman | USA | 13 | 17.54 | 17.91 | 59.72 | 59.30 | 1:59.02 |
| 13 | Zane Farnsworth | USA | 9 | 18.26 | 18.53 | 61.06 | 61.91 | 2:02.97 |
| 14 | Dominik Neupauer | SVK | 8 | 18.22 | 18.40 | 61.63 | 61.52 | 2:03.15 |
| 15 | Remi D’ Aviau de Ternay | FRA | 11 | 18.08 | 19.30 | 60.26 | 63.03 | 2:03.29 |
| 16 | Samuel Halcin | SVK | 1 | 18.46 | 19.02 | 63.00 | 62.11 | 2:05.11 |
| 17 | Shohei Tanaka | SUI | 17 | 19.35 | 19.56 | 66.83 | 66.27 | 2:13.10 |
| 18 | Viorel Andrei Deac | ROU | 5 | 19.80 | 19.73 | 68.29 | 68.77 | 2:17.06 |
| 19 | Jacob Sterk | USA | 7 | 19.03 | 18.66 | 77.63 | 66.19 | 2:23.82 |
| 20 | Cezar-Mihai Joldescu | ROU | 4 | 21.32 | 20.36 | 82.18 | 77.22 | 2:39.40 |
| 21 | Seungmin Lee | KOR | 16 | 37.05 | 23.36 | 96.42 | 80.20 | 2:56.62 |
