|
Luge At The 2018 Winter Olympics – Doubles
The doubles luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 14 February 2018 at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt, the defending champions, repeated their 2014 success and won gold medals. Peter Penz and Georg Fischler became second, and Toni Eggert third Sascha Benecken. Wendl and Arlt were also first in both runs, Penz and Fischler second in both runs, and Eggert and Benecken third in both runs. For Penz, Fischler, Eggert, and Benecken these were their first Olympic medals. The 2014 bronze medalists, Andris Šics and Juris Šics, were ninth in the first run and fourth in the second run, which was only sufficient for the fifth place overall. Qualifying athletes * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Competition schedule All times are (UTC+9 UTC+09:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +09:00. During the Japanese occupations of British Borneo, Burma, Hong Kong, Dutch East Indies, Malaya, Philippines, Singap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpensia Sliding Centre
The Olympic Sliding Centre (올림픽 슬라이딩 센터) is a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track that is located in Daegwallyeong, Pyeongchang, South Korea. The centre is located between the Alpensia and Yongpyong Resort. The venue is one of only two operating sliding facilities in Asia, along with the Spiral in Japan. It was renamed from Alpensia Sliding Centre to Olympic Sliding Centre in June 2017. Championships hosted * 2016-2017 Luge, Skeleton, and Bobsleigh World Cups * 2018 Olympic Luge, Skeleton, and Bobsleigh Track technical details Construction The venue was built by Daelim under the responsibility of the Gangwon Province. The construction cost (about ), to be shared between the country and the regional authorities: National Government , Local Government . The construction of the Alpensia Sliding Centre started in March 2014 and was completed in the final months of 2017. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Snith
Justin Snith (born December 8, 1991 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian luger who has competed since 2008. He has three Luge World Cup doubles podium finishes. Snith qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gret ... with Tristan Walker, where he finished 15th. Snith also qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. He competed in both the doubles race and the team relay (which made its Olympic début in 2014). He and his teammate Tristan Walker missed the podium in the doubles event by just five-hundredths (0.05) of a second for the best-ever Olympic result by a Canadian sled in the event. They joined Alex Gough and Samuel Edney and had another Olympic fourth-place finish. The team won silver at the 2013 World Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pēteris Kalniņš
Pēteris Kalniņš (born 15 December 1988, in Riga) is a Latvian luger who has competed since 2004. He finished 26th in men's doubles at the FIL World Luge Championships 2007 in Igls. Kalniņš also finished seventh in the doubles event at the FIL European Luge Championships 2010 in Sigulda. He qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics where he finished 12th with Oskars Gudramovičs. References FIL-Luge profile External links * 1988 births Living people Latvian male lugers Lugers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic lugers for Latvia Sportspeople from Riga {{Latvia-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oskars Gudramovičs
Oskars Gudramovičs (born July 4, 1988 in Riga) is a Latvian luger who has competed since 2004. He finished 26th in men's doubles at the FIL World Luge Championships 2007 in Igls. Gudramovičs also finished seventh in the doubles event at the FIL European Luge Championships 2010 in Sigulda. He qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy Greene Wayne G ... where he finished 12th in the men's doubles event with Pēteris Kalniņš. ReferencesFIL-Luge profile External links * 1988 births Living people Latvian male lugers Lugers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic lugers of Latvia Sportspeople from Riga 21st-century Latvian people {{Latvia-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Jin-yong
Park Jin-yong (born 17 November 1993 in Muju) is a South Korean luger. Park competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for South Korea. In the Doubles he competed with Cho Jung-myung, finishing 18th. He was also a part of the South Korean relay team, which finished 12th. As of September 2014, Park's best performance at the FIL World Luge Championships is 23rd, in the 2013 Championships. As of September 2014, Park's best Luge World Cup The Luge World Cup season is a yearly competition first organized by the International Luge Federation The International Luge Federation ( French: Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (FIL); German: Internationaler Rennrodelverband) is ... overall finish is 30th in 2013–14. Park was a contestant in the 2023 Netflix reality competition Physical: 100. He finished in third place. Education *Muju Sulchon High School References External links * 1993 births Living people South Korean male lugers Lugers at the 2014 Winter O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho Jung-myung
Cho Jung-myung (born 24 December 1993 in Seoul) is a South Korean luger. He competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ... References External links * * * 1993 births Living people South Korean male lugers Olympic lugers of South Korea Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2022 Winter Olympics {{SouthKorea-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Rastner
Patrick Rastner (born 30 June 1993) is an Italian luger who competed in the men's double event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi as a pair with Ludwig Rieder. The duo placed seventh. Personal life Rastner was born on 30 June 1993 in Brixen, Brixen (Bressanone), Bolzano-Bozen, Italy. Luge career In 2011 he won a gold medal with Ludwig Rieder at the under-23 World Championships in Cesana, Italy. Rastner represented Italy at the 2014 Winter Olympics, held in Sochi Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ..., Russia. Competing in the Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Doubles, men's doubles luge event alongside Rieder, he finished seventh overall. The pair were eighth after the first run but improved their position after finishing fifth fastest in the second run. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig Rieder
Ludwig Rieder (born 19 June 1991) is an Italian luger. Rieder was born in Brixen, Italy, and competed in the Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's singles, Men's double luge event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi as a pair with Patrick Rastner. The duo finished in seventh place. In the Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Doubles, open double luge event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang County, PyeongChang, Rieder and Rastner placed 15th. References External links * Italian male lugers Living people Sportspeople from Brixen Italian lugers Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic lugers for Italy 1991 births {{Italy-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Nagler
Ivan Nagler (born 30 January 1999) is an Italian luger. He competed in the men's doubles event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Nagler is an athlete of the Centro Sportivo Carabinieri The Centro Sportivo Carabinieri (also known as Carabinieri Bologna), is the sport section of the Italian armed force Carabinieri. Sports The disciplines of C.S. Carabinieri include: Medal table Update at the 4 May 2020. All-time notable athl .... References External links * 1999 births Living people Italian male lugers Olympic lugers for Italy Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Bruneck Lugers of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri Lugers at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics {{Italy-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabian Malleier
Fabian Malleier (born 4 January 1998) is an Italian luger. He competed in the men's doubles event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Malleier is an athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Esercito The Centro Sportivo Esercito (sometimes known as Gruppo Sportivo Esercito or with the acronym CSE), is the sport section of the Italian Army. History Centro Sportivo Esercito was born on 1 January 1960 on the occasion of the 1960 Summer Olympics t .... References External links * * 1998 births Living people Italian male lugers Olympic lugers for Italy Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Merano Lugers of Gruppo Sportivo Esercito 21st-century Italian people {{Italy-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matěj Kvíčala
Matěj Kvíčala (born 6 May 1989 in Jablonec nad Nisou) is a Czech luger who has competed since 1999. He finished 18th in doubles at the 2010 Olympic Games together with Luboš Jíra. He finished 15th in the men's doubles event at the FIL European Luge Championships 2010 in Sigulda. Competing in doubles with Jaromir Kudera, he finished 23rd at the 2012 World Championships, 17th at the 2013 World Championships, 13th at the 2015 World Championships, 16th at the 2016 World Championships (as well as 11th in the team relay), before missing out on the second run of the 2017 World Championships. Kvíčala and Kudera then finished 18th at the 2018 Olympic Games , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte .... References FIL-Luge profile External links * 1989 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaromír Kudera
Jaromír Kudera (born 4 August 1990) is a Czech luger. He competed in the men's doubles event at the 2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte .... References External links * 1990 births Living people Czech male lugers Olympic lugers of the Czech Republic Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{CzechRepublic-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
