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Ukraine wins 1st World Cup luge medal since '09
Ukraine won its first World Cup luge medal in more than 16 years, taking the bronze in a team relay after four of seven competitors didn't finish.


Olympic Sports
U.S. medals twice in debut of mixed luge races
Emily Sweeney and the doubles team of Chevonne Forgan and Sophie Kirkby headlined the best World Cup weekend for USA Luge on a foreign track in nearly nine years.

Olympic Sports
Forgan, Kirkby win women's World Cup luge gold
Chevonne Forgan and Sophie Kirkby became the first Americans to win a World Cup luge gold medal on foreign soil in nearly seven years when they prevailed in the season-opening women's doubles race.

Summer Olympics
2026 Winter Olympics, 2028 Summer Olympics: Facts to know
Upcoming Olympic cycles include the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games and 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games. Here's what we know so far.
News
Luge officials vote to extend Russian suspension
The banning of Russian sliders, coaches and others from International Luge Federation events as a response to the country's invasion of Ukraine will continue indefinitely, the sport's governing body said.
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U.S. wins first luge World Cup doubles since '05
Zach DiGregorio and Sean Hollander gave the U.S. its first luge World Cup doubles gold medal in nearly 18 years on Friday, winning the opening race of the season at Mount Van Hoevenberg.
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Lake Placid offers sliding center for 2026 Games
Lake Placid has put forth an offer to host sliding sports for the 2026 Winter Olympics, which are scheduled to take place in Italy, where organizers are struggling to provide a venue for bobsled, luge and skeleton racing.
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Luge's Mazdzer, Olympic silver medalist, retiring
Chris Mazdzer has decided to end his luge career, after four trips to the Olympics and becoming the first men's singles slider to medal there for the United States.

Olympic Sports
American Sweeney gets 5th luge medal of season
USA Luge's Emily Sweeney picked up her team-best fifth medal of the World Cup season on Sunday, a bronze in a women's singles race.

Olympic Sports
Sweeney gets U.S.-best 4th luge medal of season
Latvia swept a pair of luge World Cup races on home ice, and Emily Sweeney of the U.S. won her team-high fourth medal of the season by helping the Americans finish third in a team relay.

Luge
Germans win 3 WC luge races; U.S. duo medals
Germany won three of five World Cup races held Saturday at the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics sliding track, while Emily Sweeney and Brittney Arndt won medals for the U.S.

Olympic Sports
Italians win again in WC women's doubles luge
Italy's Andrea Votter and Marion Oberhofer took the season-long points lead after getting their second consecutive women's doubles luge win Friday.

Olympic Sports
Austria with 8 luge wins; 2nd silver for Sweeney
Austria claimed gold medals in all five luge races Sunday to cap a perfect 8-for-8 weekend for the host nation, while USA Luge left the weekend with two medals, both silvers from Emily Sweeney.

Olympic Sports
Austria sweeps World Cup luge; Sweeney second
Madeleine Egle won a women's luge World Cup race Saturday to lead the Austrians' dominant season-opening showing on home ice, while Emily Sweeney of the U.S. finished second in the women's race to match her best finish on the circuit in five years.
News
Cups runneth over: Luge canceled due to soccer
The International Luge Federation said Monday that what was scheduled as the opening weekend of its World Cup season - Nov. 26 and Nov. 27 in Igls, Austria - has been called off.
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Retired Terdiman to coach U.S. junior luge team
Two-time Olympian Jayson Terdiman has retired from competitive racing and is turning his focus to coaching the junior national team.
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Park City, Whistler return to WCup luge schedule
Luge's governing body said it plans on bringing races back to North America for the first time in nearly three years, with stops planned for Park City, Utah, and Whistler, Canada.
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Olympic luge champ Ludwig of Germany retires
Olympic champion Johannes Ludwig had the best luge season of his life, then decided that would be the perfect way to end his career.

Winter Olympics
Shiva Keshavan to form non-profit to aid Indian winter sports athletes
The six-time Olympian aims to ensure Indian winter sports athletes don't have to resort to crowd-funding.

Winter Olympics
Trouble with the curve: Unlucky No. 13 is treacherous for lugers and bobsled racers
For the superstitious, Curve 13 might have already been a problem, but the turn has proved to be a haven for crashes in bobsled and luge.

Olympic Sports
Germany wins relay, sweeps luge gold medals
Germany won the luge team relay at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday, completing a luge sweep after already claiming gold medals in men's, women's and doubles events.
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Wendl, Arlt lead German 1-2 doubles luge finish
Germany takes gold and silver in doubles luge, with Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt holding off teammates Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken by 0.099 seconds.

Olympic Sports
Geisenberger wins historic 3rd women's luge gold
Natalie Geisenberger of Germany became the first to win the Olympic women's luge competition three times to cement her place in history as the sport's best.
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Germany's Ludwig becomes oldest luge champ
Germany's Johannes Ludwig is the Olympic men's luge champion for the first time, making him the oldest to win that race's gold medal.
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USA Luge: Mazdzer is heading to Beijing Games
USA Luge has been told that Chris Mazdzer is headed to the Olympics as the team has received third spot for the men's race at the Beijing Games.
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
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Overall Medal Leaders
- 5Bø
- 5Bolshunov
- 5Roeiseland
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Olympics News
IIHF extends ban against Russia, Belarus for 2025-26 season
Russia and Belarus will continue to be banned from international ice hockey competitions for the 2025-26 season, the International Ice Hockey Federation announced Tuesday citing security concerns.
Niina Petrokina wins surprise European figure skating gold
Estonia's Niina Petrokina overcame a fall to win surprise gold in figure skating at the European Championships.
Olympic figure skater, commentator Dick Button dies at 95
American figure skater Dick Button, a five-time world champ and two-time Olympic gold medalist who later became the voice of the sport, has died at 95.
European figure skating championships carry on after D.C. crash
The European figure skating championships carried on Thursday in Tallin, Estonia, even as the skating world mourned athletes who died in an aircraft collision near Washington, D.C.
Madison Chock, Evan Bates win sixth U.S. ice dance title
Madison Chock and Evan Bates won their sixth U.S. figure skating title, matching the record held by longtime standard-bearers Meryl Davis and Charlie White.
Amber Glenn edges Alysa Liu to win U.S. figure skating title
Amber Glenn repeated as figure skating champion at U.S. nationals, narrowly defeating Alysa Liu by just over a point.