Geisenberger wins women’s World Cup luge event

Natalie Geisenberger of Germany won the women’s luge race at a World Cup event in Latvia Sunday, closing in on overall leader Tatjana Hufner ahead of the final event of the season. Geisenberger, who took the lead after the first run, secured the win by clocking 1 minute 25. 884 seconds. Countrywoman Anke Wischnewski finished second, 0.143 seconds behind, while Erin Hamlin of the United States was third, 0.283 seconds back. The win narrowed the gap between Geisenberger and overall leader Hufner of Germany, who was 10th. With one event remaining in Russia, Hufner tops the standings with 676 points, while Geisenberger is second with 650 and Wischnewski is third with 535.