After picking up their first Olympic luge medals last year, by getting the silver and bronze medal doubles luge, the Americans went for a repeat, taking the sliver and bronze medals in the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.
LUGE FAST FACTS - The entire sled cannot weigh more than 50 pounds for singles and 59 pounds for doubles. - At the start of all luge runs each sled is weighed and the steels' temperature is compared to an official control steel. - The current speed record for men's luge is 87 mph and was set at this year's Olympics by Markus Prock. He also received a Bronze medal. - Last year the United States won its first medals in luge in the doubles competition. The United States came away with silver and bronze medals. - After the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, France the International Luge Federation changed the luge doubles competition from men's to mixed-gender competition. Since this ruling, no mixed-gender doubles teams have appeared in the Olympics. SALT LAKE LUGE RESULTS
MEN'S LUGE
MEDAL
ATHLETE
COUNTRY
Gold
Armin Zoeggeller
Italy
Silver
Georg Hackl
Germany
Bronze
Markus Prock
Austria
WOMEN'S LUGE
MEDAL
COUNTRY
ATHLETE
Gold
Sylke Otto
Germany
Silver
Barbara Niedernhuber
Germany
Bronze
Silke Kraushaar
Germany
DOUBLES LUGE
MEDAL
COUNTRY
ATHLETE
Gold
Patric-Fritz Leitner
Germany
Alexander Resch
Silver
Brian Martin
United States
Mark Grimmette
Bronze
Chris Thorpe
United States
Clay Ives
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