Italy’s Armin Zöggeler, the man with the straightest posture, clinched his eighth career World Cup overall title in luge and Canadian coach Wolfgang Staudinger said he got caught with his pants down Saturday at Canada Olympic Park. Zöggeler, the reigning Olympic champion, posted a two-run time of one minute 30.375 at the Viessman World Cup in Calgary.
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Alex Gough Finishes Fourth at Luge World Championships – Best Ever
Feb 8th, 2009 | By The Canadian Luge Association | Category: Athletes BlogAmerican Erin Hamlin ends German’s 11-year luge winning streak on home track in New York. Canada’s Alex Gough added another chapter to a story book season on Friday after finishing fourth at the Luge World Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Sting Like a Bee, Alex
Jan 10th, 2009 | By The Canadian Luge Association | Category: Athletes BlogALEX GOUGH READY TO STING LIKE A BEE WHILE CRACKING TOP-10 AGAIN ON LUGE WORLD CUP
Chris and Mike Moffat finish 11th in World Cup doubles racing
In CESANA, Ita. – Canada’s Alex Gough is proof success stimulates success in high-performance sport.The 21-year-old Calgarian, who struggled to find her way into the top-15 last year, has [...]
Inconsistency Costs Us
Dec 13th, 2008 | By The Canadian Luge Association | Category: Athletes BlogTristan Walker and Justin Snith finish fourth in doubles at Junior World Cup. A lack of run volume during training week and inconsistency on race day cost Canada’s top men’s luge athletes a spot in the top of the standings at the World Cup in Winterberg, Germany on Saturday.