Berreiter Wins Women’s World Cup Luge Race in Russia

Anna Berreiter of Germany competes during the women's race at the Luge World Cup, a test event for the 2022 Winter Olympics, at the Yanqing National Sliding Center in Beijing, on Nov. 21, 2021. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia—Anna Berreiter of Germany got the win in a women’s World Cup luge race on Saturday, giving the circuit six different women who have won the six medals awarded in the season’s first two races.

Berreiter finished two runs in 1 minute, 40.649 seconds for the third World Cup victory of her career. Kendija Aparjode of Latvia was second in 1:40.756, and Viktoriia Demchenko of Russia was third in 1:40.917.