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Luge-Italian Men Complete Golden Doubles Double for Hosts
Italy's Emanuel Rieder and Simon Kainzwaldner won gold with a combined time of 1:45.086, while the U.S. team led after the first run but finished sixth due to a late mistake.
- At the Cortina Sliding Centre, Italy's Emanuel Rieder and Simon Kainzwaldner rallied in the second heat to win men's doubles gold in 1:45.086 on Wednesday.
- Marcus Mueller and Ansel Haugsjaa, USA, led after Run 1 with a 52.482-second time; they are junior world champions from two years ago and Haugsjaa won his first World Cup gold last December.
- Thomas Steu and Wolfgang Kindl of Austria took silver in 1:45.154, while Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt of Germany earned bronze in 1:45.176, with Zack DiGregorio and Sean Hollander finishing eighth in 1:45.467 on Wednesday.
- A mistake in the second run dropped Haugsjaa and Mueller to sixth with a time of 1:45.293, ending USA Luge's shot at first Olympic doubles gold.
- Italy's program capped a double-gold night as the men's win followed Andrea Voetter and Marion Oberhofer's victory, while Germany's 11 men's gold medals face a shift.
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