THE BEST OF LUGE 🛷💨 | Milano Cortina Moments

Dominic Viznala now in the bronze medal position. He read the Olympic oath at the opening ceremony. Maybe do better. Viznala. At the top. One, two, three, four, five paddles. He went hard and went straight from the top. There's quite a gap at the edge as he gets there. It's not about that. It's about just extending. Trying to find something. Doesn't have right-hand side. If he lost it, he would have lost the medal, of course. But that's not what it's about. It's about attacking. And he does attack. And he attacks with a 53.052. So that's a certain bronze. A certain bronze for Dominic Viznala. And Italy. Viznala. A certain medal. Here's Jonas Muller. Thought of retiring after failing to qualify. I'd be mad at myself in 10 to 15 years if I didn't go again. He's gone again. And now he's defending his silver medal position. Viznala away. Three and a half tenths. As long as he can keep his shiny side down. Shiny side down. He's shut down. But it's okay. He's going to come home now. The Austrian. They can't catch him. Okay, here we go. Max Langenheim. He has a hand on the gold medal. 24 hours ago, though, he woke up with a stiff neck and said he thought about not competing at all. We're glad he did. Here goes Langenheim for Germany. From the top, it's smooth. A beautiful ride. He's got a gap on Muller. Just stay in the green. You win the gold. It's that simp he's been able to touch in here. At 9.13 now. He's the God's man. Rouge dynasty. It's Max Langenheim. For gold. Take a moment to yourself, Max. You deserve it. In men's singles lose for Germany. Express what, John? As the Italians now. Between first, second, and third. Less than two hundredths of a second. That's nothing. Rita. Or Italy. What could they possibly do? Late to settle and having to throw the right leg to hook around into curve three. Which is critical. Because it sets this up. The entrance into four. Nice out. Looking really good. Don't tip it with a speed like that. It's going to be a medal. Yes, indeed. The Italians. What was that? Well, we don't know yet. But it's at least a bronze. The first of the top three to come down. And they've done it well. How about the celebrations? To the Austrians now. Thomas Stoi is on top. And Wolfgang Kindl is a two-time silver medalist. Singles and the team relay in Beijing. Can he do this? He's the only athlete to compete in the singles at these games. He finished eighth. Now, this is a tough run. There's nothing in it from the top. They have the tiniest of advantages. And we saw they stopped the speed count of 128. It was massive. It's only 123 here. And they've lost it. They've lost it to the Italians. I don't think they'll get that back around the Eremo curve. No. The Italians now a certain silver. And they lay it out for the Americans to chase them. The medals are for Austria. Possibly provisionally bronze. Look about those legends. Team Tobias, Wendel and Aalto. Three times they have won the men's doubles. Three times they have won the team relay. You can do the maths. They own six gold medals between them at Olympic level. Ranked number one coming in. They've won the last two races. They just didn't turn up and really enjoy the track. That was obvious from early on. So that's why they're coming down fifth. Don't rule them out, though. They'd have to nearly set a track record and be 52.3. That was a good case for them. Teams since they were 13. The two of them who were born 14 days apart turned 39 this year. And 52.5. It's good enough to hold the spot, that's for sure. So they finish top five at worst. And who knows what might happen. Maybe they could medal somehow. At that age, there's still the team relay to go. But as a doubles combo, they have to be waving goodbye now. She will be an Olympic medalist. Now to Ashley Farquharson of the US of A. 26 years of age. Top ten coming in. And she is at the start house with a hand on the bronze medal. Has the bling on the face. You know what she's going to do. She's going to go for it. The third best time with her third run. She's not fast from the top. Never has been. And that's better. That's probably her best start time. But look at the margin. There is absolutely nothing in this. No mistakes from Farquharson. She has to stay in the green to secure a medal. If she does not, it's the Italians. 22 at the bottom. 123. She'll hold on. She'll hold on here. Farquharson. Does it for the USA. Secures a certain medal with 52.9. The Italian at the moment. Back and forth. Farquharson. How about that? A certain bronze for Ashley Farquharson and the United States. Who we see now in the silver medal position. So anything is possible. The gap between in the gold medal position is 7 tenths of a second. So it will take Calvert to crash out. But Boata to do anything other than hold on to this silver. 12, 13, 14 is good. Watch the green number. Look at the speed. That's okay. 121.9. The gap will remain surely. Although almost lost it. Hangs on. Hangs on for a certain medal. Silver at worst. We all take a breath. Julia Talbots at the start house. She has a huge gap, 7 tenths of a second, between her and the silver medal position. But this is Olympic Games pressure. There is nothing like it. And a nation that just expects that in women's luge the gold will come home. You can see the margin is there with Talbots that ride with it from the top. There's very few errors normally. Through the chicane. We ride close to the wall. But she's through. She's home. Unbreakable. Now unbeatable. In her own words, my world fell apart after Beijing. Julia Talbots, the world is now yours. In Beijing, it was so hard to get over that heartbreak. She put a track record down there. Then she crashed. The fastest three after the first round. We didn't expect the Austrians, Egler and Kipp, to be down this far. But there's nothing in it that must be said between the top three. So first off to defend their position, stay in the green, and assure themselves a medal. I think in this event, she was very much in the hunt for gold. Super quick from the top as they always are. They'll have a certain medal. Just a matter of what color it will be. They're going to keep it green. It's not the color, it's the number they want. They've got to push, push, push. And they get their 53.350. Pretty excited about that. Pretty excited. So they should be. No matter what happens from here, Egler and Kipp are medalists in the first ever edition. Magdelena, that's Gina. Anja said going in that everyone expects that there'll be a medal for us. But we also don't want to just push with that mindset. It's different pressure. The silver medal position after their first run. But just two hundredths of a second behind the Italians. So firstly, hold off Austria. They may be good enough. This is the first time in women's doubles. A good start. Watch it. Watch the speed. Thrown out of four. But okay as the transition into five and six. What did that do? They're dropping a little bit of time. This is going to be crucial at this top portion. It's really shaky coming off of four. Kudos to Gina. Really throwing those shoulder backs. Keeping them stable. They've gained time. So this is good news for them. They weren't as quick as they had been with their first run. Capable of 124K at the bottom of the course. They might be able to build up to that. Beautifully done. Through the chicane. Took the left hand side. That works through the pressure curve at 14. They are building. 123.2Ks an hour. This is slippery. It's a 53.2. A silver medal at worst. The Germans. And wow have they put it out there for the Italians to chase down. And that's Gina. Inaugural medalist in the women's doubles. Take your helmets off now. You'll be safe. What's cool about it? We just saw a shot. The helmets are off now. The helmets are off. On home ice. The Italians. Andrea Futter. Marianne Oberhofer. They are start experts. And they might need to be. The margins between the two up for the first run was next to nothing. In the green by .044. That is still nothing. The Italians now. Won't be as quick as the Germans. Just a matter of how much. 12.13 is critical. And 14 looks good. Not loopy. The straightaway is good. They're holding on to this. They don't get the speed. But it will not matter. Here comes Italy. 96. Oops. Take your helmets off now. You'll be safe.