The race was severely hampered due to heavy snow during the second run, meaning only the first run counted towards the result as only eight competitors had taken to the track.

Geisenberger was the fastest in that first run, posting a time of 51.178sec to edge out Russia's Tatyana Ivanova by 0.151sec.

Another home favourite, Tatjana Huefner, was 0.255sec off the pace in third.  

Victory was Geisenberger’s second of the season and 35th of her career.

With the event doubling as an FIL World Cup leg, it means she takes the lead in the overall standings on 512 points.

Huefner is second with 500 points, while Canadian Alex Gough is third with 411.

"I would love to have had a second run, but there’s nothing we can do when the weather is like that," three-time world champion Geisenberger, who added to her 2008 and 2013 European crowns, said.

"But at the end of the day, a European title is a European title."

Earlier in the day, Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt led a German clean sweep of the doubles podium to remain undefeated on the artificial ice track in Königssee for the eighth consecutive season and clinch a second European title following their victory in 2015.

The Olympic champions registered a time of 1:41.575, relegating defending European champions Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken to second place in 1:41.645.

Third place went to Robin Johannes Geueke and David Gamm in 1:42.357.

"We weren’t worried about our unbeaten run, but we were shivering with cold," Arlt said.

"You can either get lucky or lose out in these conditions, but the track workers have done a good job.

"The conditions were fair for everyone."

After seven of 12 rounds, Eggert and Benecken hold onto their overall World Cup lead with 655 points ahead of Wendl and Arlt on 567 and Geueke and Gamm on 445.

Action in Königssee is due to continue tomorrow with the men's and team relay events.