PHOTOS: Men’s Luge Doubles at Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
February 12, 2014
Matthew Mortensen and Preston Griffall of the United States make a run during the Men's Luge Doubles on Day 5 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sliding Center Sanki on February 12, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) ( 468942667 )
Tobias Wendl (R) and Tobias Arlt (L) of Germany celebrate after winning the gold medal during the Men's Luge Doubles on Day 5 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sliding Center Sanki on February 12, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) ( 468948803 )
Latvia's Oskars Gudramovics and Peteris Kalnins end their Luge Doubles Run 2 at the Sanki Sliding Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 12, 2014. (LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526979347 )
Fans of Germany's Sascha Benecken and Toni Eggert watch as the team races in the Luge Doubles Run 1 at the Sanki Sliding Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 12, 2014. (LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526977321 )
Gold medallists Tobias Wendl (3rdL) and Tobias Arlt (3rdR) of Germany celebrate during the flower ceremony with silver medallists Andreas Linger (L) and Wolfgang Linger (2ndL) of Austria and bronze medallists Andris Sics and Juris Sics (R) of Latvia after the Men's Luge Doubles on Day 5 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sliding Center Sanki on February 12, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ( 468953511 )
Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt of Germany compete in the Men's Luge Doubles on Day 5 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sliding Center Sanki on February 12, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) ( 468953765 )
The doubles team of Matthew Mortensen and Preston Griffall of the United States smile in the finish area after the first run during the men's doubles luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) ( Sochi Olympics Luge Men )
Tobias Wendl (R) and Tobias Arlt of Germany celebrate after winning the gold medal during the Men's Luge Doubles on Day 5 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sliding Center Sanki on February 12, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) ( 468947697 )
The doubles team of Andris Sics and Juris Sics of Latvia speed down the track in their final run during the men's doubles luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) ( Sochi Olympics Luge Men )
The doubles team of Patryk Poreba and Karol Mikrut of Poland speed down the track in their first run during the men's doubles luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) ( Sochi Olympics Luge Men )
The doubles team of Andreas Linger and Wolfgang Linger of Austria speed down the track in their final run during the men's doubles luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The team won the silver medal. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) ( Sochi Olympics Luge Men )
The doubles team of Andris Sics and Juris Sics from Latvia celebrate in the finish area after winning the bronze medal during the men's doubles luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.(AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) ( Sochi Olympics Luge Men )
Children wait for the start of the final run during the men's doubles luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) ( Sochi Olympics Luge Men )
Canadian Luge Doubles fans await the start of Run 1 at the Sanki Sliding Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 12, 2014. (LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526974812 )
The doubles team of Andreas Linger and Wolfgang Linger from Austria celebrate in the finish area after their final run to win the silver medal during the men's doubles luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ( APTOPIX Sochi Olympics Luge Men )
The doubles team of Tobias Arlt and Tobias Wendl of Germany speed down the track in their final run during the men's doubles luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) ( APTOPIX Sochi Olympics Luge Men )
Christian Niccum (front) and Jayson Terdiman of the United States look on after competing in the Men's Luge Doubles on Day 5 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sliding Center Sanki on February 12, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ( 468933961 )
The doubles team of Andreas Linger and Wolfgang Linger from Austria waves to supporters after their first run during the men's doubles luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) ( Sochi Olympics Luge Men )
Tobias Arlt (R) of Germany celebrates after winning the gold medal with Tobias Wendl (L) during the Men's Luge Doubles on Day 5 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sliding Center Sanki on February 12, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) ( 468953045 )
Christian Niccum and Jayson Terdiman of the United States compete in the Men's Luge Doubles on Day 5 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sliding Center Sanki on February 12, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) ( 468953597 )
The doubles team of Matthew Mortensen and Preston Griffall of the United States speed down the track in their final run during the men's doubles luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) ( Sochi Olympics Luge Men )
The doubles team of Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt from Germany celebrate in the finish area after their final run to win the gold medal during the men's doubles luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.(AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) ( Sochi Olympics Luge Men )
The doubles team of Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt from Germany jump onto the podium for the flower ceremony after they won the gold medal during the men's doubles luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) ( Sochi Olympics Luge Men )
The doubles team of Alexander Denisyev and Vladislav Antonov from Russia speeds down the track during the men's doubles luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) ( Sochi Olympics Luge Men )
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