The doubles competition in

luge A luge () is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds Supine position, supine (face-up) and feet-first. A luger begins seated, propelling themselves initially from handles on either side of the start ramp, then steers by using the Ca ...

at the

2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), were an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beijing, China, and surrounding areas wit ...

was held on 9 February, at the Xiaohaituo Bobsleigh and Luge Track in

Yanqing District Yanqing District (), formerly known as Yanqing County before 2015, is a District (China), district of the municipality of Beijing located northwest of the city proper of Beijing, 74km away from the city center. The district consists of 3 Subdi ...

, China.

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 ...

and Tobias Arlt of Germany, the 2014 and 2018 champions, won the event again. The 2018 bronze medalists,

Toni Eggert Toni Eggert (born 12 May 1988) is a German luge A luge () is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds Supine position, supine (face-up) and feet-first. A luger begins seated, propelling themselves initially from handles on either ...

and

Sascha Benecken Sascha Benecken (born 14 February 1990) is a German luger who has competed since 1999. With his doubles partner Toni Eggert Toni Eggert (born 12 May 1988) is a German luge A luge () is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds ...

, won the silver medal.

Thomas Steu Thomas Steu (born 9 February 1994) is an Austrian luger. At the 2022 Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the open doubles event with Lorenz Koller and a silver medal in the team relay event. Steu finished fourth in the doubles event w ...

and

Lorenz Koller Lorenz Koller (born 26 September 1994) is an Austrian luger. At the 2022 Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the doubles event with Thomas Steu and a silver medal in the team relay event. Koller finished fourth in the doubles event w ...

of Austria won the bronze, their first Olympic medal. The 2018 silver medalists,

Peter Penz Peter Penz (born 5 April 1984 in Hall in Tirol) is an Austrian former luger who competed between 2003 and 2018. He and doubles partner Georg Fischler took two medals at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyongchang: a silver in the doubles competitio ...

and

Georg Fischler Georg Fischler (born 3 July 1985 in Hall in Tirol) is an Austrian former luger who competed between 2003 and 2018. He and doubles partner Peter Penz took two medals at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyongchang: a silver in the ...

, retired from competitions. Eggert and Benneken 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 International Luge Federation, FIL. The season started on 20 November 2021 in Xiaohaituo Bobsleigh and Luge Track, Yanqing, China, and concluded on ...

before the Olympics, with Wendl and Arlt second. The two pairs were considered to be the prime gold contenders.

Andris Šics Andris Šics (born 12 May 1985) is a former Latvian luger. He competed in the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, and won a silver medal in the men's doubles event in 2010 and two bronze medals in 2014, alongside his teammate and elder brother ...

and

Juris Šics Juris Šics (born 26 April 1983) is a former Latvian luger. He competed in the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, and won a silver medal in the men's doubles event in 2010 and two bronze medals in 2014, alongside his teammate and younger brothe ...

, the bronze medalists of the 2014 Olympics, were consistent though the 2021/2022 season and were standing third in the World Cup before the Olympics. In the race, they finished fifth.

Qualification

The qualification is based on the cumulative points of the Olympic Season from 1 July 2021 to January 10, 2022. A total of 36 (18 pairs) quota spots are available to athletes to compete at the games. Each NOC can enter a maximum of three athletes. In the doubles, all nations with a pair in the top 25 qualified one slot. If there were remaining spots left, the second best sled of each nation in the top 28 was awarded an additional quota, if there were any remaining spots. On December 17, 2021, the

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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 saw 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

announced the list of qualified athletes.

Summary

Results

The second qualified sled from Austria did not start.

References

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