Lugers Walker, Snith have shown going downhill fast has its upside
Often an inside joke, the Canadian bronze — aka fourth place — had become all too familiar a finish for luge doubles pair Tristan Walker and Justin Snith.
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'Any luge athlete should be studying her' - Amy Williams in awe of Natalie Geisenberger after record third gold
Amy Williams has admitted she was ‘shaking’ with joy after watching Natalie Geisenberger become the first woman to win three Olympic luge singles titles. Following gold medals in the event in 2014 and 2018, the German secured her latest win by a margin of 0.493 over her fellow German Anita Berreiter. Ad/> Geisenberger equalled the singles record of three wins set by Georg Hackl on the men's side and also secured her fifth gold medal in total after team relay wins at the previous two Games.
Germany's Natalie Geisenberger wins 3rd Olympic luge title
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US Olympic Luger shares how she prepared for Beijing 2022
'Very high risk, very small margin of error': Olympian details training for niche sport
Winter Olympics 2022 - Technical glitch hands Chinese ski jumper 'perfect score' for poor jump in mixed team event
Chinese ski jumper Song Qiwu barely cleared 70m in the mixed team event — a full 30 meters shorter than the leading competitors — but was still initially shown a perfect score from the judges. Qiwu's unremarkable jump, complete with a back wind, underwhelmed the commentators and the crowd and even the athlete himself appeared less than pleased. Yet when his score was initially shown on television screens, it appeared all five judges had given him a perfect score of 20 points.
Winter Olympics 2022: What is the luge event, where the name comes from and fastest speeds
The Winter Olympics 2022 are being held in Beijing, China this year (2022) from 4 February to 20 February.
Winter Olympics 2022 - German great Natalie Geisenberger equals luge singles gold medal record
Germany's Natalie Geisenberger became the first woman to win three Olympic luge singles titles with a straight-forward victory in Beijing. Widely accepted as the greatest luger of all time, she equalled the singles record set by Georg Hackl on the men's side and also secured her fifth gold medal.
