From Igls, Austria
After round one, run one, it’s all Germany up front. The top three are GER 3, GER 2 and GER 1. USA 3 sits fourth.
Results after heat 1:
| Pos | Names | Number | Nation | Run 1 |
| 1 | Schneiderheinze/Thöne | 7 | GER 3 | 53.69 |
| 2 | Martini/Tischer | 5 | GER 2 | 53.81 |
| 3 | Kiriasis/Lammert | 4 | GER 1 | 53.82 |
| 4 | Meyers/Eberling | 1 | USA 3 | 53.90 |
| 5 | Hengster/Versen | 8 | AUT 1 | 53.95 |
| 6 | Meyer/Schenk | 6 | SUI 1 | 54.04 |
| 7 | Fedorova/Timofeeva | 11 | RUS 2 | 54.13 |
| 8 | Humphries/Baadsvik | 2 | CAN 1 | 54.16 |
| 9 | Tambovtseva/Udobkina | 3 | RUS 1 | 54.19 |
| 10 | Fenlator/Marcum | 15 | USA 2 | 54.26 |
| 11 | Walker/Wilson | 10 | GBR 1 | 54.38 |
| 12 | Radjenovic/Hedge | 14 | AUS 1 | 54.39 |
| 13 | Tokovaya/Ismailova | 12 | RUS 3 | 54.46 |
| 14 | Schaaf/Azevedo | 9 | USA 1 | 54.54 |
| 15 | Willemsen/Vannieuwenhu | 13 | BEL 1 | 54.56 |
| 16 | Tronescu/Spataru | 16 | ROU 1 | 55.20 |
| 17 | Willemark/Van Leuven | 17 | BEL 2 | 55.33 |
| 18 | Ciaconu/Ciobanu | 18 | ROU 2 | 55.57 |
