Gleirscher claims first men’s luge gold
PyeongChang : David Gleirscher claimed Austria’s first men’s luge gold in 50 years after a mistake by defending champion Felix Loch on the very last run.
Loch led going into the final round and looked set to match fellow German Georg Hackl’s record of winning three straight luge golds.
But he dropped out of the medals to gift American Chris Mazdzer the silver and German Johannes Ludwig the bronze.
Team GB pair AJ Rosen and Rupert Staudinger were ranked 22nd and 33rd.
Loch led after the first two runs on day one in Pyeongchang and the 28-year-old remained in front after run three.
The final round was then going to form until Loch clipped the track wall, which took enough off his cumulative time for him to finish fifth overall and gift Gleirscher gold.
“I can’t believe it, it’s just a magic moment,” said Gleirscher. “I just brought down a good run and I am just happy that this happened.
“In the first moment I thought Felix is going to be Olympic champion, and then he made a mistake.”
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