KOENIGSSEE, Germany - Canadian luger Alex Gough won the silver medal in the women's race Saturday at a luge World Cup event.

The Calgary native finished 0.349 seconds behind Germany's Natalie Geisenberger (one minute 41.411 seconds), who won her fifth race on the World Cup circuit this season.

Germany's Dajana Eltberger was third, 0.460 behind Geisenberger.

Emily Sweeney of the United States was fourth, ahead of Germans Tatjana Huefner and Anke Wischnewski.

Geisenberger leads the standings at the halfway stage with 570 points, ahead of Huefner on 390 and Eltberger on 371.

Gough, who also won World Cup silver last month at her home track in Calgary, is sixth with 270 points.