Luge Singles

It’s about 15 months before the Feb. 7, 2014 opening of the next Winter Olympics. So here are 15 thoughts on winter sports as the full gamut of sports on the program for the Sochi Games get into pre-Olympic-year action this weekend. 1.  There is...

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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...

Sunday, Feb. 14 Alpine Skiing Biathlon At Whistler Olympic Park Men's 10Km Sprint, 11:15 a.m. Figure Skating At Pacific Coliseum Pairs short program, 4:30 p.m. Freestyle Skiing At Cypress Mountain Men's Moguls Qualification, 2:30 p.m. Men's Moguls Final,...

In an event marred by the death Friday of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, Felix Loch of Germany edged teammate David Moeller to win the men's singles luge. Armin Zoeggeler of Italy won the bronze. The highest U.S. finisher was Tony......

Monday, Feb. 15 Alpine Skiing At Whistler Creekside Men’s Downhill, 10:30 a.m. Cross-Country Skiing At Whistler Olympic Park Women’s 10Km Freestyle, 10 a.m. Men’s 15Km Freestyle, 12:30 p.m. Figure Skating At Pacific Coliseum Pairs free program, 5 p....

Tuesday, Feb. 16 Alpine Skiing At Whistler Creekside (postponed, snow) Men’s Super Combined (downhill), 10 a.m. Men’s Super Combined (slalom), 1:30 p.m. Biathlon At Whistler Olympic Park Women’s 10Km Pursuit, 10:30 a.m. Men’s 12.5Km Pursuit, 12:45...

Tatjana Huefner edged Austria's Nina Reithmayer to give Germany its ninth women's singles luge gold medal in 13 Olympic competitions. Huefner, who took the bronze four years ago in Turin, Italy, had a four-run time of 2 minutes 46.524 seconds,......

A luger from the former Soviet republic of Georgia was killed after a horrific crash on the year-old sledding track Friday, Olympic officials confirmed. On a morning training run, Nodar Kumaritashvili lost control of his sled at nearly 80 mph......

Courtney Zablocki's destiny as a luge racer can be traced to her childhood, when she and her brothers rode laundry baskets down the staircase in the family home. She entered a street-luge competition when she was 12, responding to an advertisement at the...

Unlike world figure skating champion Michelle Kwan and courageous medal-winning skier Picabo Street, most Winter Olympians are not household names except, perhaps, in their own households. However, here are 10 athletes (or duos) who are capable of making...