Olympic silver medalist Anna Berreiter led a German sweep of the women’s medals at the world luge championships at home in Oberhof on Saturday.
Berreiter prevailed by 58 thousandths of a second over Julia Taubitz, who led the German medals sweep at the last worlds in 2021, combining times from two runs. At 23, she is the youngest women’s world champion since American Erin Hamlin in 2009.
Dajana Eitberger, who won the sprint world title on Friday, rounded out Saturday’s podium in her last individual worlds race before switching to doubles. Summer Britcher was the top American in 12th.
A German woman has won 38 of the last 43 world titles dating to 1962.
German women also won the last seven Olympic titles dating to 1998. Natalie Geisenberger, who won the last three Olympic golds, is sitting out this season due to pregnancy.
Germany has won the first seven events of worlds with two left on Sunday -- the traditional men’s event and the team relay. Germany last swept the luge worlds golds in 2013, back when there were four events.
Earlier Saturday, Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken won their record-breaking fifth world men’s doubles title (all in a row), beating longtime rivals and countrymen Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt by .171. Wendl and Arlt won the last three Olympic titles. Americans Zack DiGregorio and Sean Hollander placed seventh on Saturday.
Jessica Degenhardt and Cheyenne Rosenthal repeated as world champions in women’s doubles, an event that makes its Olympic debut in 2026. Chevonne Forgan and Sophie Kirkby were the top Americans in sixth.
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