Germany’s Ludwig Wins Men’s Luge Gold
Feb 6, 2022, 7:08 AM
Felix Loch of Team Germany slides during the Men's Singles Luge Run 3 on day two of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Sliding Centre on February 06, 2022 in Yanqing, China. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
(Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
BEIJING (AP) — Johannes Ludwig of Germany is the Olympic champion in men’s luge, adding that to the World Cup overall title he won this season.
It’s the 11th time in 16 Olympics that a German man — counting the days of East Germany and West Germany in there — has won the luge title. Wolfgang Kindl of Austria was second and Dominik Fischnaller of Italy was third.
Ludwig led after all four heats. He set the tone for Sunday’s final two runs of the competition by setting a track record leading off the third heat, putting more pressure on everyone else in the field to catch him.
Nobody did. Only Kindl came close. Chris Mazdzer was the top American, finishing eighth.
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