ALTENBERG, Germany: A year ago, Tina Hermann became the first woman to win back-to-back world skeleton championships.
Shes done one better now.
Hermann has now won three consecutive world titles, rallying in the final heat Friday to beat fellow German slider Jacqueline Loelling for this years crown. Hermann finished four runs over two days in 3 minutes, 52.97 seconds 0.11 seconds ahead of Loelling, who was the leader going into the final run.
Russian sliders Elena Nikitina and Alina Tararychenkova were third and fourth respectively; Tararychenkova was tied for fourth by Germanys Sophia Griebel. Katie Uhlaender of the U.S. was sixth in her final world championships.
I really wanted a top four, Uhlaender said. It was the little things. I was a little loose today, but I gave it my all.
Kendall Wesenberg was 19th for the U.S. and Sara Roderick was 24th in her first trip to the world championships.
Hermann is now the first woman to win four world titles, the last two in comeback fashion….