The Wanaka physiotherapist finished ninth in Koenigsee on Sunday, repeating her ninth position of a week earlier in Altenberg.
Eastace said yesterday her first run in Koenigsee was "pretty bad" but she relaxed in her second run to produce the seventh-fastest time.
'I had a pretty bad first run. I was skidding in the straight which meant that my speed was much lower. In a World Cup field you can't afford to make these mistakes. As I was 20th I had nothing to lose in my second run so just relaxed and did what I knew I had to do.
'It was much better and so I improved my overall position to ninth.'
"It's great to be in the top 10 again, after last week placing ninth in Altenberg. It gives me continued confidence that I seemed to be lacking at the beginning of the season."
At last season's world championships in Koenigsee, Eustace was 14th on the same track, while Olympian Ben Sandford, of Hamilton, was 12th.
Sandford finished 14th on Sunday in a race that had nations protesting due to the amount of snow that fell while the race was being held.
The men's race was won by German Frank Rommel and the women's race by Shelley Rudman, of Great Britain.
The World Cup circuit moves to St Moritz, Switzerland, next weekend.
Sandford and Eustace achieved their best results there last season so they are looking forward to getting on the natural track to see if they can continue to improve their world rankings.











