Men's Doubles
January 27, 2008 at 10 AM CET (9 AM UTC)
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Germany (André Florschütz, Torsten Wustlich) | 1:26.893 |
| Silver | Germany (Tobias Wendl, Tobias Arlt) | + 0.092 |
| Bronze | Austria (Tobias Schiegl, Markus Schiegl) | + 0.217 |
This was Florschütz and Wustlich's third world championship in this event, having previously won in 2001 and 2005. This is the first championship medal for the German duo of Wendl and Arlt who set the start record during the second run. It was the seventh medal for the Schiegl brothers. Defending world champions Patric Leitner and Alexander Resch of Germany finished a disappointing 11th place while defending European champions Christian Oberstolz and Patrick Gruber of Italy finished 21st after the first run and did not even qualify for the second run of the event.
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