Women's Singles
January 25, 2008 at 2 PM CET (1 PM UTC)
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Tatjana Hüfner (GER) | 1:26.007 |
| Silver | Natalie Geisenberger (GER) | + 0.040 |
| Bronze | Silke Kraushaar-Pielach (GER) | + 0.142 |
A retirement ceremony was held prior to the start of the event for four-time women's singles world champion Sylke Otto, who won in 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2005, before retiring prior to last year's world championships in Igls, Austria. Hüfner defended her title despite setting start and track records in the first run only to have current European champion Geisenberger follow up with start and track records of her own on the second run. Kraushaar-Pielach won her tenth and final career medal at the world championships.
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