Germans win doubles luge, team relay

IGLS, Austria (AP) Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken edged fellow Germans Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt on Sunday to win a World Cup luge doubles race.

Eggert and Benecken finished two runs in 1 minute, 21.016 seconds. Wendl and Arlt finished in 1:21.099. Peter Penz and Georg Fischler of Austria were third in 1:21.299.

In the team relay, Germany made it a perfect 4-for-4 in gold medals this weekend, with the team of Natalie Geisenberger, Felix Loch and Eggert-Benecken finishing in 2:11.798. Canada was second, Italy third, and the U.S. team of Erin Hamlin, Chris Mazdzer and Niccum-Terdiman just missed a medal, placing fourth.