Germany wins the Olympic luge team relay again, and it stays perfect in the event. On Thursday night, Germany beats Austria and host Italy at the Cortina track.

The Ukrainian luge relay team showed solidarity with skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych, barred from competing for wearing a helmet honoring Ukrainian athletes killed in the conflict with Russia.

Germany remained undefeated in the luge team relay, taking an emphatically dominant gold medal to cap off luge competition at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.

The luge team representing Ukraine took a collective knee, raising their helmets over their heads after the relay event in solidarity with disqualified teammate Vladyslav Heraskevych.

Ashley Farquharson became the second American woman ever and first in 12 years to win an Olympic medal in luge Tuesday.

Germany maintained their iron grip on the Olympic luge team relay on Thursday, bouncing back in style from Wednesday's doubles disappointment to take gold for the fourth Games in a row since the event was introduced in 2014.

Marcus Mueller, 20, and his partner led all doubles lugers after the first run at the Olympics in Cortina, then had to settle for sixth.

When it comes to general sex appeal, the Summer Olympics wins gold handily. The imagination is easily piqued by the sight of sweaty volleyballers and glistening swimmers; it has to work much harder on the bundled-up curlers and snowboarders of the Winter Games.