German luger slays giant
Loch knocks Italy's Zoeggeler off the throne
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This article was published 15/02/2010 (5706 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
WHISTLER, B.C. — All hail King Felix.
Felix Loch, the 20-year-old German sliding wunderkind, took down a giant Sunday and positioned himself as the next great name in world luge.
Loch won all four heats to win the Olympic gold medal in the men’s singles event Sunday at the Whistler Sliding Centre.
Calgary’s Sam Edney finished seventh in the 38-sled field to record the best-ever finish by a Canadian in the men’s singles event.
"When I was in 16 (the final turn) , I knew it was a good run. It’s so great," said Loch, a two-time world champion and the youngest luge Olympic gold medallist in history.
He finished in a combined time of 3:13.085 over four runs. That was almost seven-tenths of a second faster than teammate David Moeller, who won silver, and 1.2 seconds ahead of bronze medallist Armin Zoeggeler of Italy.
It was Zoeggeler’s fifth consecutive Olympic medal, but he was denied a third straight gold that would have equalled the record set by German sliding legend Georg Hackl.
"He’s very good, very young," said Zoeggeler of Loch. "I’m very happy with the bronze medal."
Zoeggeler said he just couldn’t get the run times he wanted in the warmer, humid air.
"For me this temperature is not so good. I like it colder."
It was the first Olympic hardware for Loch and Moeller, the twin towers of German sliding as both men are more than six-feet tall.
Moeller credited the guidance and coaching he received from Wolfgang Staudinger, the former German coach now in charge of the Canadian team.
"I was shaking hands with him (after the race) and I told him ‘You know who made this medal possible?’ and he was laughing," said Moeller.
"He was not only a coach for me, he is a real friend. To win this medal in his new country and on this track in Vancouver is very emotional for me."
— The Canadian Press
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