PHOTOS: Women’s Luge at Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
February 10, 2014
Birgit Platzer of Austria in action during the Women's Luge second run at the Sanki Sliding Center at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 10 February 2014. EPA/TOBIAS HASE ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Ewa Kuls of Poland in action during the Women's Singles Luge first run at the Sanki Sliding Center at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 10 February 2014. EPA/FREDRIK VON ERICHSEN ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Natalia Wojtusciszyn of Poland prepares for her first run during the Women's Luge Singles on Day 3 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sliding Center Sanki on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) ( 468363503 )
Sandra Gasparini of Italy in action during the Women's Singles Luge competition at the Sanki Sliding Center at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 10 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Natalia Wojtusciszyn of Poland in action during the Women's Singles Luge competition at the Sanki Sliding Center at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 10 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Kate Hansen of the United States starts her first run during the women's singles luge competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ( Sochi Olympics Luge Women )
Natalie Geisenberger of Germany in action during the Women's Singles Luge Run in Sliding Center Sanki at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 10 February 2014. EPA/Fredrik Von Erichsen ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Andrea Voetter of Italy speeds down the track, while looking backwards, in her first run during the women's singles luge competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) ( APTOPIX Sochi Olympics Luge Women )
Tatjana Huefner of Germany makes a run during the Women's Luge Singles on Day 3 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sliding Center Sanki on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) ( 468357367 )
Martina Kocher of Switzerland makes a run during the Women's Luge Singles on Day 3 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sliding Center Sanki on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) ( 468362815 )
Alex Gough of Canada prepares for her first run during the Women's Luge Singles on Day 3 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sliding Center Sanki on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) ( 468363413 )
Vendula Kotenova of Czech Republic makes a run during the Women's Luge Singles on Day 3 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sliding Center Sanki on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) ( 468371881 )
US Summer Britcher competes during the Women's Luge Singles run one at the Sliding Center Sanki during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 526889878 )
Yelizaveta Axenova of Kazakhstan makes a run during the Women's Luge Singles on Day 3 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sliding Center Sanki on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) ( 468372023 )
Arianne Jones of Canada prepares for her first run during the Women's Luge Singles on Day 3 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sliding Center Sanki on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) ( 468363927 )
Alex Gough of Canada makes a run during the Women's Luge Singles on Day 3 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sliding Center Sanki on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) ( 468372043 )
Tatjana Huefner of Germany prepares for her first run during the Women's Luge Singles on Day 3 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sliding Center Sanki on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) ( 468363945 )
Miriam Kastlunger of Austria makes a run during the Women's Luge Singles on Day 3 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sliding Center Sanki on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) ( 468372325 )
South Korea's Sung Eunryung competes during the Women's Luge Singles run two at the Sliding Center Sanki during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 526889701 )
Yelizaveta Axenova of Kazakhstan speeds down the track in her second run during the women's singles luge competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) ( APTOPIX Sochi Olympics Luge Women )
Viera Gburova of Slovakia starts her second run during the women's singles luge competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ( Sochi Olympics Luge Women )
Tatyana Ivanova of Russia speeds down the track in her first run during the women's singles luge competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) ( Sochi Olympics Luge Women )
Arianne Jones of Canada speeds down the track in her second run during the women's singles luge competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) ( Sochi Olympics Luge Women )
Summer Britcher of the United States waves to supporters after finishing her first run during the women's singles luge competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) ( Sochi Olympics Luge Women )
Morgane Bonnefoy of France speeds down the track in her second run during the women's singles luge competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) ( Sochi Olympics Luge Women )
Switzerland's Martina Kocher competes during the Women's Luge Singles run two at the Sliding Center Sanki during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 526889237 )
Natalie Geisenberger of Germany speeds down the track in her second run during the women's singles luge competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) ( Sochi Olympics Luge Women )
Tatjana Huefner of Germany speeds down the track in her first run during the women's singles luge competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) ( Sochi Olympics Luge Women )
Austria's Nina Reithmayer competes during the Women's Luge Singles run one at the Sliding Center Sanki during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images ( 526883479 )
Slovakia's Viera Gburova competes during the Women's Luge Singles run one at the Sliding Center Sanki during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images ( 526883511 )
Germany's Tatjana Huefner the Women's Luge Singles run two at the Sliding Center Sanki during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images ( 526886675 )
Italy's Sandra Gasparini competes during the Women's Luge Singles run two at the Sliding Center Sanki during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images ( 526887518 )
South Korea's Sung Eunryung competes during the Women's Luge Singles run one at the Sliding Center Sanki during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 526889895 )
US Kate Hansen competes during the Women's Luge Singles run two at the Sliding Center Sanki during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images ( 526887591 )
Germany's Natalie Geisenberger competes in the Women's Luge Singles Run at the Sliding Center Sanki during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 526888713 )
Ewa Kuls of Poland in the finish area during the Women's Singles Luge first run at the Sanki Sliding Center at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 10 February 2014. EPA/TOBIAS HASE ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Germany's Anke Wischnewski competes during the Women's Luge Singles run two at the Sliding Center Sanki during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 526889228 )
US Summer Britcher competes during the Women's Luge Singles run two at the Sliding Center Sanki during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 526889504 )
Canada's Arianne Jones competes during the Women's Luge Singles run two at the Sliding Center Sanki during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 526889532 )
Austria's Miriam Kastlunger competes during the Women's Luge Singles run two at the Sliding Center Sanki during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 526889547 )
Italy's Andrea Voetter competes during the Women's Luge Singles run one at the Sliding Center Sanki during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 526889807 )
France's Morgane Bonnefoy competes during the Women's Luge Singles run two at the Sliding Center Sanki during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 526889607 )
Czech Republic's Vendula Kotenova competes during the Women's Luge Singles run two at the Sliding Center Sanki during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 526889735 )
Romania's Raluca Stramaturaru competes during the Women's Luge Singles run one at the Sliding Center Sanki during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 526889926 )