The team relay competition in

luge A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine (face up) and feet-first. A luger steers by using the calf muscles to flex the sled's runners or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh for s ...

at the

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was held on 10 February, at the

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in Yanqing District. The event was won by

Natalie Geisenberger Natalie Geisenberger (; born 5 February 1988) is a German luger. Widely regarded as one of the greatest lugers of all time, she is a nine-time World champion and six-time Olympic champion. Career She became Olympic Champion in the women's single ...

, Johannes Ludwig,

Tobias Wendl Tobias Wendl (born 16 June 1987) is a German luger who has competed since 1993, acting as a front. He won a silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 2008 FIL World Luge Championships in Oberhof, Germany, a silver and a bronze at the FIL Eu ...

Tobias Arlt Tobias Arlt (born 2 June 1987) is a German luger who has competed since 1991, acting as a backdriver. He won a silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 2008 FIL World Luge Championships, a silver and a bronze at the 2010 FIL European Lug ...

. All these athletes previously won gold in their corresponding events. In particular, for Geisenberger this was the sixth gold Olympic medal, more than any other luger ever won. Austria, with Madeleine Egle,

Wolfgang Kindl Wolfgang Kindl (born 18 April 1988) is an Austrian world champion luger who has competed since 2007. Competitive career At the FIL European Luge Championships 2010 in Sigulda, he won silver medals in the men's singles and mixed team events. At ...

, and Thomas Steu /

Lorenz Koller Lorenz Koller (born 26 September 1994) is an Austrian luger. He competed in the men's doubles event at the 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the ...

, won silver, and Latvia, with

Elīza Tīruma Elīza Tīruma (also Cauce, born 21 August 1990) is a Latvian luger who has competed since 2006. She won a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the team relay event and placed 12th individually. Her sister Maija Tīruma Maija Tīruma ...

Kristers Aparjods Kristers Aparjods (born 24 February 1998) is a Latvian luger. He started competing in luge in 2006. Career He took the gold medal in the singles event in the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, where he was also selected as the ...

, and Mārtiņš Bots /

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, bronze. Germany won both previous mixed team relays, at the 2014 and 2018 Olympics, and were leading the

2021–22 Luge World Cup The 2021–22 Luge World Cup was a multi race tournament over a season for Luge, organised by the FIL. The season started on 20 November 2021 in Yanqing, China, and concluded on 23 January 2022 in St. Moritz St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Morit ...

before the Olympics. Latvia were second, and Austria third. In 2018, Canada were second and Austria third, however, after the retirements of Alex Gough and

Samuel Edney Samuel "Sam" Edney (born June 29, 1984) is a retired Canadian luger who has competed since 2000. Competing in four Winter Olympics. Career Early start and Olympic debut Edney got into the sport at the age of 14 and began competing at the 20 ...

, Canada were not performing well in the 2021–22 Luge World Cup and were not considered a medal contender. Canada, starting at number 8, set the track record, to be overtaken by the Russian Olympic Committee, who started at number 8, with four teams to go. Italy could not set the new track record, but Latvia did, taking the lead and ensuring a medal. So did Austria. Germany, a clear favorite, were still losing to the Austrians after the second leg, but Wendl and Arlt were faster and brought the team to the gold medals.

Qualification

All countries qualifying a sled in each of the three individual/doubles events qualified to compete in the relay. On December 17, 2021, the International Luge Federation announced that the qualification system was changed. The qualification system was changed due to training runs being cancelled at the first World Cup, and equipment not being delivered to the following World Cups. The new system will see athletes qualify based on their top four results during the World Cup season, (as opposed to the previous all seven results counting). On January 19, 2022 the International Luge Federation announced the list of qualified athletes.

Results

References

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