Germany's Geisenberger increases her lead in women's luge singles after second run
Day one of the women's luge singles competition is in the books, and Germany's Natalie Geisenberger, the favorite heading into the Olympics, has the gold all but wrapped up.
Geisenberger's second run came in at 49.923 seconds, and she's in top spot after two runs with a total time of 1:39.814, more than seven-10ths of a second ahead of her teammate Tatjana Huefner in second place. That's a lifetime in luge.
Here are the top-10 sliders after two runs. It's a race for silver and bronze.
| Rank | Slider | Nation | Total Time (2 Runs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natalie Geisenberger | GER | 1:39.814 |
| 2 | Tatjana Huefner | GER | 1:40.580 |
| 3 | Erin Hamlin | USA | 1:40.632 |
| 4 | Natalja Khoreva | RUS | 1:40.848 |
| 5 | Alex Gough | CAN | 1:40.866 |
| 6 | Kimberly McRae | CAN | 1:49.919 |
| 7 | Tatyana Ivanova | RUS | 1:40.949 |
| 8 | Anke Wischnewski | GER | 1:40.966 |
| 9 | Martina Kocher | SUI | 1:41.014 |
| 10 | Kate Hansen | USA | 1:41.375 |
Runs three and four, culminating in medals, will happen on Tuesday.
Visit the Sochi 2014 website for full results from both of Monday's runs.
And, finally, we'd be remiss if we didn't pass this link along: a GIF of American Kate Hansen, in 10th place after Monday's runs, warming up for her slide. It's glorious.