The Linger brothers of Austria won Gold at the Luge Double event in Cesana. This is Austria’s first Gold Medal in the Luge Double event since 1964.
There is an Austrian resurgence in this Winter Games. Only a day ago, Dorfmeister nabbed the Gold for Alpine Downhill Skiing, an event that last saw an Austrian Gold Medalist back in 1980.

Linger brothers jubilant after the victory (Source: NBC)

According to today’s schedule of events, it looks like it’s going to be a busy day! I would just like to remind everybody that not only is this a group blog .. but according to the b5media site

… We are opening the site up as a true community endeavor.
… We have invited a variety of other networks to participate as well.
So if you want to write about the games, please feel free to register at the site and we’ll get you all setup. Don’t forget to put in your country (”Extended Profile” under “Users”) and a link to your site …read more

The Flying Frauleins of Germany have done it again, dominating the Luge Event by sweeping the medals for the sixth time in 12 Winter Olympics.
The German Women’s Team has been so dominant that the only time it didn’t win was back at the 1997 World Cup Luge event. Andrea Tagwerker of Austria won that event.

The Flying Frauleins (Source: NBC)

Following Lindsey Kildow’s accident on the slopes this morning is another frightening crash, this time at the Women’s Luge event.
Two thirds of the way into her second run, Samantha Retrosi bumped into a wall on the straightaway, lost control, and smashed into the high side of the track. She laid on the track motionless as the medical team tended to her.
Retrosi bumped into a wall on the straightaway (Source: NBC)

brem writes / asks Is 25 Medals Goal For Canada Realistic? and has a dPoll going. Well, at first I immediately went there and clicked YES (naturally – Go Canada Go!) .. but then I got to thinking ..
25 Medals for Canada? Where are we going to get 25 medals?
I should say that in my general community of friends and online contacts, sure – we are proud of ALL our Canadian Athletes (maybe a little more with the 5 Winnipeggers in Torino) and we are quite happy if they just perform to the best of their abilities to …read more

Multiple World Championship Winning Luger, Armin Zoeggeler, zoomed to victory in a stunning 3 minutes 26 seconds. His closest competitor, Russian Albert Demtschenko, was a paper-thin 110 milliseconds behind.
Zoeggeler’s victory brings home Italy’s first Gold Medal.

Zoeggeler zoommed past spectators to take home the Gold
(Source: International Olympic Committee)