Luge Doubles

WHISTLER, British Columbia - Everyone made it down safely. For luge, that meant progress, healing and normalcy. Cowbells clanged, fans with painted faces waved flags, and even IOC president Jacques Rogge looked on as the celebration of this hyper-speedy...

It was only fitting that U.S. Olympic flag bearer Mark Grimmette learned about his selection from his doubles teammate, Brian Martin. Grimmette, of Muskegon, Mich., and Martin, of Palo Alto, have teamed to become the most successful luge duo in......

Luge athlete and five-time Olympian Mark Grimmette of Muskegon, Mich., has been chosen to carry the U.S. flag into the Olympic opening ceremony Friday at BC Place. The honor is traditionally reserved for someone who has persevered through hardship or........

Two other luge athletes have carried the flag for the United States in Olympic opening ceremonies: Frank Masley in 1984 and Cammy Myler in 1994. But it wasn't until 1998 that the U.S. won a medal in the German- and......

Wednesday, February 17 All times Pacific Alpine Skiing At Whistler Creekside Women’s Downhill, 11 a.m. Cross-Country Skiing At Whistler Olympic Park Women’s Individual Sprint Classic Qualification, 10:15 a.m. Men’s Individual Sprint Classic...

Austrian brothers Andreas and Wolfgang Linger won the gold medal in doubles luge. The Lingers completed their two runs in 1 minute, 22.705 seconds. Andris and Juris Sics of Latvia finished in 1:22.969 and won silver, and Germany's Patric Leitner......

Singapore — FROM inside the gaping mouth of the Merlion, nine stories above ground, I surveyed the island of Sentosa and, across the harbor, the skyline of Singapore. The Merlion — half fish (as in mermaid) and half lion (as in the Lion City)...

With the flip of the sled and the spilling of bodies onto the ice at the notorious 14th turn, the Olympic dream of the United States' top luge team came to an abrupt end Wednesday. And so might have ended a partnership that has flourished for most of the...

As the country's best-known film festival opens Thursday, one drama that already has generated considerable buzz will play out off-screen: Park City's love-hate relationship with Sundance. Hotels and restaurants love the Sundance Film Festival,...

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah welcomes the world with open arms and a warm embrace this week. Just don't mind those National Guard troops, German shepherds and F-16s buzzing overhead. The 2002 Winter Games will stage its eclectic smorgasbord of sports for the...

Alpine skiing: The men's World Cup tour is in Kitzbuehel, Austria, for super-giant slalom, downhill and slalom races this weekend. Five U.S. skiers finished in the top 25 last weekend in a World Cup slalom at Wengen, Switzerland. Erik Schlopy's 11th-place...