News Articles

PARK CITY, Utah (March 2, 2009) - On Sunday, March 1, Robby Huerbin and Emily Sweeney slid to first place victories in the men’s and women’s categories, respectively, at the Junior (to age 20) National Championships in Park City Utah. read more

On Monday, Feb. 23, Vinny Simkin (Youngsville, N.Y.) and Summer Britcher (Glen Rock, Pa.) took top honors at the Youth A (to age 17) National Luge Championships in Park City, Utah. read more

Ask any elite level luge athlete to describe the 2010 Olympic luge track, in Whistler, Canada, and the first word often used is "fast." read more

There were the Germans and then there was USA Luge's Erin Hamlin at Friday's, women's singles luge World Cup finale on the 2010 Olympic track, in Whistler, Canada. read more

CALGARY, Canada (Feb. 16, 2009) - The eighth World Cup of the 2008-2009 season came to a close yesterday evening with U.S. slider Bengt Walden sealing a tie of his best-ever result in a World Cup race. read more

NAGANO, Japan (Feb. 14, 2009) - The Junior World Championship came to a close today with the final event – the Team Competition – and the United States closed with a silver medal winning performance. read more

CALGARY, Canada (Feb. 14, 2009) - Racing in snowy, 10-degree weather, Germany’s Tatjana Hüfner and Natalie Geisenberger claimed the top two podium positions, respectively, in Calgary, Canada, this weekend. read more

CALGARY, Canada – World Champion Erin Hamlin will enter the Feb. 13 Calgary World Cup wearing the yellow World Champion’s bib. read more

LAKE PLACID, N.Y - On Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009, the students and teachers of Lake Placid Elementary and Middle schools will have the unique opportunity to have Scott Parazynski visit. read more

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (Feb. 8, 2009) - Team Germany won Sunday, Feb. 8's world championship team relay event gold medal, while the Austrian team claimed silver and Latvia captured bronze. read more

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (Feb. 7, 2009) - The U.S. Luge Team continued its strong showing at the 41st World Luge Championships, being held on their home track in Lake Placid, N.Y. read more

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (Feb. 6, 2009) - USA Luge's Mark Grimmette (Muskegon, Mich.) and Brian Martin (Palo Alto, Calif.) had not claimed an international luge medal since the 2007 World Championships in Igls, Austria. read more

Erin Hamlin is the first woman from outside Germany to stand on top of the podium in a Luge World Championship since 1993. In doing so, she broke the lock that the Germans have had on World Cup, Olympic, and World Championship wins since 1997. read more

Feb. 5, 2009 - Audio links featuring Robby Huerbin, Preston Griffall, Ashley Walden and Bengt Walden. read more