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Luge officials rescind discipline for Britcher
Luge officials are rescinding plans to penalize USA Luge veteran Summer Britcher for her comments about course safety in Winterberg, Germany, last week.
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USA wins luge relay bronze after Russians DQ'd
USA Luge won the bronze medal in the team relay at luge's world championships on Sunday, catching a huge break when the host Russians were disqualified from the final event of the competition.
Olympic Sports
Russia sweeps three golds to open luge worlds
Russia cashed in on its home-ice advantage Friday and swept the first three gold medals handed out at this weekend's luge world championships.
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USA's Britcher wins two luge medals in Germany
The United States' Summer Britcher won two World Cup luge medals on Sunday in Germany but Emily Sweeney pulled out of the event and ended her season after aggravating a neck injury.
Olympic Sports
Canadians first females in World Cup doubles luge
Caitlin Nash and Natalie Corless, two 16-year-olds from Whistler, British Columbia, became the first female team to compete in a World Cup doubles race Saturday.
Olympic Sports
Ivanova wins WC luge race; Taubitz keeps lead
Tatiana Ivanova of Russia easily won Friday in a women's World Cup luge race at Whistler, British Columbia, but Julia Taubitz's fourth-place finish was good enough to keep her atop the overall standings.
Luge
Gustafson, Britcher win U.S. luge championships
Jonny Gustafson won the U.S. luge men's title after Chris Mazdzer withdrew with injuries, and Summer Britcher easily defended her women's title at Lake Placid.
Luge
Weather knocks out U.S. luge championships
The opening session of the luge national championships was canceled Friday because of heavy rain, high winds and power outages across large swaths of upstate New York.
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USA Luge keeps World Cup roster largely intact
USA Luge is keeping its World Cup roster largely unchanged for next season.
Olympic Sports
Geisenberger wraps up 7th straight WC luge title
Natalie Geisenberger clinched her seventh consecutive World Cup women's luge overall championship Saturday, winning the final full-length race of the season to secure the points crown.
Luge
Loch wins luge world title for sixth time
Felix Loch is the world men's luge champion for the record-tying sixth time, after the German great edged Reinhard Egger of Austria by one-tenth of a second on Sunday for this year's title.
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Geisenberger wins record ninth world luge title
Natalie Geisenberger won the luge world championship for the fourth time Saturday, giving her nine world titles overall.
Luge
Latvia earns first World Cup luge victory
Latvia won a World Cup luge gold medal for the first time Sunday, prevailing in the team relay.
Olympic Sports
U.S. takes third in luge team relay at World Cup
The United States took third behind Germany and Austria in the World Cup team relay, giving American Summer Britcher four medals for the season and two this weekend.
Luge
US's Mazdzer-Terdiman, Britcher win luge silvers
Chris Mazdzer teamed with Jayson Terdiman for a silver medal in the World Cup luge doubles sprint race Sunday, one of two medals won by the Americans at Mount Van Hoevenberg.
Olympic Sports
Doubles luge Olympian Mortensen retires
Matt Mortensen, a two-time Olympian in doubles luge and a five-time national champion, announced his retirement from sliding Wednesday after a career that spanned 20 years.
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Tavares to coach USA Luge through 2022
Bill Tavares, who has helped the United States win sliding medals in every Winter Olympics since 2002, will stay on as coach through the 2022 Beijing Games.
Olympic Sports
Saturday preview: Red Gerard eyes second Pyeongchang medal, U.S. men in first curling final
Saturday's highlights in Pyeongchang: Red Gerard hopes the big air competition will bring him more hardware, and the U.S. men's curling team plays its first Olympic final.
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Thursday preview: Shiffrin vs. Vonn in Alpine combined, USA-Canada showdown in women's hockey final
Thursday's highlights in Pyeongchang include a Mikaela Shiffrin-Lindsey Vonn showdown in Alpine combined, while the U.S. takes on Canada in the women's ice hockey final.
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Tuesday preview: Virtue and Moir look for second gold, U.S. men's hockey vies for quarters
Tuesday's highlights in Pyeongchang: Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir look to win their second Olympic gold of the Games, the U.S. men's hockey team plays for a spot in the quarters and Germany's Laura Dahlmeier eyes a fourth biathlon medal.
Olympic Sports
W2W4 in Pyeongchang: Kenworthy eyes first Olympic gold; Hirscher hopes for GS gold
Sunday's highlights in Pyeongchang include Gus Kenworthy's run for his first Olympic gold in men's ski slopestyle and Austrian alpine skier Marcel Hirscher's quest for gold in giant slalom.
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W2W4 at Pyeongchang: Nathan Chen looks to rebound, Lindsey Vonn makes debut
Saturday's highlights in Pyeongchang include Nathan Chen, who hopes to rebound from a disastrous short program, while Lindsey Vonn makes her Pyeongchang debut in super-G.
Olympic Sports
W2W4 in Pyeongchang: Shiffrin eyes second slalom gold, Jacobellis hopes for snowboard cross magic
Thursday's highlights in Pyeongchang include USA's Mikaela Shiffrin, who will go for her second straight slalom gold, while the U.S. men's hockey team will look to shake off their rocky start.
Olympic Sports
Germany golden again in Olympic luge relay
Germany has capped the luge portion of the Pyeongchang Olympics in style, winning gold in the team relay; it was a history-making win for Natalie Geisenberger, who now has five Olympic medals.
Olympic Sports
W2W4: USA takes on Canada in women's hockey; Germany sets sights on mixed team luge gold
Thursday's highlights in Pyeongchang: The U.S. women's hockey team will look to keep its winning streak going against Canada, while Germany will eye a second straight mixed team relay luge gold.
Medal Tracker
Total Medal Leaders
- 39
NOR - 31
GER - 29
CAN
- Gold14NORGER
14 CAN11 - Silver14NORGER
10 CAN8 - Bronze11NORCAN
10 
OAR9
Total Medal Leaders
- 5Bjørgen
- 4
Kalla - 4Nilsson
- Gold3Klæbo
Fourcade3 Bjørgen2 - Silver3KallaBolshunov
3 Nilsson2 - Bronze2BjørgenJohansson
2 Bescond2
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