Canadians Tristan Walker, Justin Snith finish fourth at World Cup luge event
OBERHOF, Germany — Canada’s Tristan Walker and Justin Snith came close to their first podium of the season, finishing fourth in doubles racing at a luge World Cup stop.
The Calgary-based sliders clocked a two-run time of one minute, 22.640 seconds on the 10-corner track to match their career-best finish in Oberhof. The duo was also fourth on the German track last year.
“Historically Oberhof has been tough for us, but the last couple of years it just finally started clicking for us here,” said Snith. “There have been some change to the ice and the profiles so it just seems to flow better for us here.
“The starts weren’t exactly where we want them today, but all-in-all, it was pretty decent. It is nice confirmation to know that we can be up there if we put two runs together, but I am surprised to finish fourth here two years in a row.”