MOSCOW, Jan 15 German Johannes Ludwig for the first time in his career took first place in in the overall standings of the World Cup in luge, becoming the best on Saturday at the penultimate stage in Oberhof (Germany). In the single-seat sledge at the stage in Oberhof, the Germans took the entire podium: Ludwig won (1 minute 25.069 seconds), the second was Max Langenhahn (+0.304) , the third — Felix Loch (+0.316). The best of the Russians was Roman Repilov (+0.628), who finished eighth after two attempts. Semyon Pavlichenko (+0.705) took 11th place, Pavel Repilov (+1.023) — 18th, Matvey Perestoronin (+1.251) — 22nd, Alexander Gorbatsevich (+1.336) — 25th. 35-year-old Ludwig received 100 points in the overall standings for winning the home stage and scored a total of 837 points, becoming unattainable in the general classification for the Austrian Wolfgang Kindl (691) and Loch (631).
