Overview
- Italians Andrea Voetter and Marion Oberhofer won the inaugural Olympic women’s doubles luge, becoming the event’s first champions.
- Emanuel Rieder and Simon Kainzwaldner captured men’s doubles gold after starting the final run in third, Italy’s first title in the event since 1994.
- The two victories arrived roughly an hour apart in Cortina, drawing immediate praise from national leaders and sports officials on site.
- CONI leaders pointed to the Eugenio Monti Sliding Center as a key asset for Italy’s resurgence, with officials touting its legacy potential.
- Elsewhere, Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen won the Super‑G for his third gold of the Games as Giovanni Franzoni finished sixth and Dominik Paris crashed without serious injury, while biathlete Sturla Holm Lægreid’s tearful post‑bronze interview drew wide attention.