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Local Olympians

DiGregorio, Hollander make Olympic luge debut

LAKE PLACID — The U.S. luge team has sent athletes for two doubles sleds every year since the sport debuted on the Olympic roster in 1964 at Innsbruck, Austria — except 1968 and 2022, when they sent only one sled. This year, that sled is being occupied by Olympic newcomers Sean ...

Rookies get Olympic advice

The USA Luge doubles team of Zack DiGregorio and Sean Hollander prepared for their first Olympics on the track in Park City, Utah prior to heading to the 2022 games in Beijing, China. They shared a condo with Head Coach Robert Fegg and Jayson Terdiman, who didn’t make the Olympic team with ...

USA Luge road warriors have bonded through endurance

LAKE PLACID — It was Jan. 10, and the U.S. luge athletes at the Zoom press conference had just made the Olympic team — but they were far from celebratory. Except for some laughs and jokes from Summer Britcher, the mood was weary. “This has definitely been a very tough year,” ...

COVID knocks Meyers Taylor out of Olympic flagbearer duty

BEIJING (AP) — Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor was chosen Wednesday to be a flagbearer for the U.S. Olympic team but will not be able to attend the Winter Games opening ceremony because she’s in isolation after a positive COVID-19 test. Speedskater Brittany Bowe will take her place in ...

Watch Olympic luge on NBC

Here’s the Olympic live streaming schedule. All times are Eastern. Feb, 5: 6:10 a.m. Men’s Singles Luge: Runs 1 and 2 https://stream.nbcolympics.com/mens-singles-luge-run-1-2 Feb. 6: 6:30 a.m. Men’s Singles Luge: Runs 3 and ...

USA Luge names Olympic team nominations

LAKE PLACID — The wait is over for Chris Mazdzer. The 2018 Pyeongchang silver medalist will get his fourth Olympic nomination after the International Luge Federation confirmed Monday, Jan. 10 that USA Luge would receive three starters in the Beijing men’s singles Olympic field. A total of ...