CANOE 2002 Games

Germany wins gold in luge doubles

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) -- Olympic rookies Patric Leitner and Alexander Resch of Germany won the gold medal in luge doubles on Friday, just ahead of the two American sleds as the United States won two medals in the event for the second straight time.
Leitner and Resch finished the two-heat race in 1 minute, 26.082 seconds. Mark Grimmette of Muskegon, Mich. and Brian Martin of Palo Alto, Calif., won silver in 1:26.216. Chris Thorpe, of Marquette, Mich. and Clay Ives of Bancroft, Ontario won the bronze in 1:26.220.

Feb. 15: Full story

Leitner-Resch of Germany lead after first heat

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) -- Patric Leitner and Alexander Resch of Germany broke the track record and led the two United States sleds after the first run of luge doubles Friday.
Leitner and Resch slid sixth in the field of 19 sleds and broke the track record with a run of 42.953 seconds.

Feb. 14: Full story

U.S. out to build on their successes at Nagano

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) -- Chris Thorpe and Clay Ives jumped off their doubles sled, glanced up at the clock and smiled.
"Our first run today was pretty sweet," Thorpe said Thursday after he and Ives had beaten the Olympic field in practice. "We tested a new speed suit, which will definitely help us in the race. We're feeling good."

Feb. 14: Full story

Germans finish 1-2-3 in women's luge

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) -- The long road back was golden for Sylke Otto.
Otto won the gold medal in women's luge Wednesday, pulling away from teammates Barbara Niedernhuber and Silke Kraushaar in the final two heats as Germany swept all three medals in the event for the fifth time.

Feb. 13: Full story

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) -- A warm hug from her dad meant more to Becky Wilczak than an Olympic medal ever could.
Wilczak finished fifth Wednesday in the luge competition at the Salt Lake City Games, matching the highest ever by an American. She wasn't going back to Park Forest, Ill., with a medal dangling from her neck.

Previous headlines

Feb. 13: Luger gets an Olympic-sized hug from ailing dad

Feb. 13: Luge accident prompts request for tightening of rules

Feb. 12: Canadian Lauscher 12th after first day of women's luge

Feb. 12: Germans lead women's luge

Feb. 11: Track sweeper loses part of a finger in crash

Feb. 11: Connelly comes up huge in luge

Feb. 11: Dad's arrival completes Olympic luger's dream

Feb. 11: Zoeggeler topples three-time champion

Feb. 11: Connelly celebrates 11th place finish

Feb. 11: Ill father will get to see daughter slide

Feb. 11: Hackl's bid for fourth straight gold in jeopardy