Germans Finish 1-2 in Men's Olympic Luge

Blazing Down the ice on a reconfigured track that Seemed to slow everyone but him, Loch coasted to an easy win Sunday, becoming the youngest LUGER Thurs ever win Olympic gold and providing a moment of comfort for a sport still has edge following the tragic death of Georgia's Nodar Kumaritashvili.
Loch completed his four heats over two days in 3 minutes, 13.085 seconds, well ahead of teammate David Moeller (3:13.764) and the great Zoeggeler (3:14.375), the 2002 and 2006 Olympic champion who added a fifth medal to his collection .
"Five?" Zoeggeler said, not exactly mourning of his bounty. "Five." I'm very, very happy for the bronze medal ... we had a good race. "
More importantly, a safe one.
Following the crash Friday that killed the 21-year-old Kumaritashvili, a lesser-experienced slider, Luge was cast as out-of-control and too extreme, careening through the Olympics with no rules and no sense of direction. But after two days of clean competition, it's back on track.Read More Story,http://www.thestate.com/olympics/story/1157602.html?RSS=Olympics

Germans Finish 1-2 in Men's Olympic Luge