US Edition
Another Olympic relay, another gold for Germany. The US finishes 5th in luge's finale at 2026 Games
- At Cortina on Feb 12, 2026, Germany's relay team won the Olympic luge team relay in 3:41.672 at the Cortina d'Ampezzo track, Italy.
- Built on double-gold wins by Taubitz and Langenhan, Wendl and Arlt extended their total to seven Olympic gold medals, demonstrating German depth and star performances.
- Per official results, Austria finished in 3:42.214 and Italy in 3:42.521 in the team relay, which is one run for four sleds with a pad at the finish to trigger the next start or stop the clock.
- That win made Germany 4-for-4 in the Olympic team relay and ended this year's luge slate at the Cortina track.
- Political expressions marked the day, including a tribute to Vladyslav Heraskevych, as Ukraine team finished sixth with six sliders kneeling and raising helmets, while a disqualified athlete wore a tribute helmet earlier Thursday.
54 Articles
54 Articles
41 times on 1st place: The racers are Germany's most successful medal collectors at the Olympic Winter Games. Now they are also presenting the new kings of the eternal top list. But before the triumph in the team relay they had to survive a shock moment.
It has become almost a tradition for Germany to win gold in the team competition of the Rodlers. This time the triumph is special – this is due to Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt.
"Speaking is silence, silver is gold – today we give full throttle, Thomas Steu cheered after winning the silver medal in the toboggan relay – and at the Austria-Haus the post went off already (see video above)! Lisa Schulte, Thomas Steu/Wolfgang Kindl, Jonas Müller, Selina Egle/Lara Kipp picked up silver in the team relay on Thursday. Only the Germans were not to be cracked again! "Silver is the new gold""I think the Germans were unbeatable tod…
At the end of the toboggan competitions there was the third gold for Germany – this time in the team competition. The duo from Tobias Arlt and Tobias Wendl crowned themselves among the most successful German winter sports enthusiasts at Olympia.
Lisa Schulte, Thomas Steu/Wolfgang Kindl, Jonas Müller and Selina Egle/Lara Kipp only had to give themselves to the superior Germans. Head coach Eigentler: "We are superhappy"
The German pilots won gold in the team relay. Julia Taubitz already has an exact presentation for the celebrations.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 40% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
