February 16th, 2006
The Linger brothers of Austria won Gold at the Luge Double event in Cesana. This is Austria’s first Gold Medal in the Luge Double event since 1964.
There is an Austrian resurgence in this Winter Games. Only a day ago, Dorfmeister nabbed the Gold for Alpine Downhill Skiing, an event that last saw an […]
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February 15th, 2006
The Flying Frauleins of Germany have done it again, dominating the Luge Event by sweeping the medals for the sixth time in 12 Winter Olympics.
The German Women’s Team has been so dominant that the only time it didn’t win was back at the 1997 World Cup Luge event. Andrea Tagwerker of Austria won that […]
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February 13th, 2006
Following Lindsey Kildow’s accident on the slopes this morning is another frightening crash, this time at the Women’s Luge event.
Two thirds of the way into her second run, Samantha Retrosi bumped into a wall on the straightaway, lost control, and smashed into the high side of the track. She laid on the track motionless […]
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February 13th, 2006
Multiple World Championship Winning Luger, Armin Zoeggeler, zoomed to victory in a stunning 3 minutes 26 seconds. His closest competitor, Russian Albert Demtschenko, was a paper-thin 110 milliseconds behind.
Zoeggeler’s victory brings home Italy’s first Gold Medal.
Zoeggeler zoommed past spectators to take home the Gold
(Source: International Olympic Committee)
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