US EditionBritcher, Fischnaller 1-2 for USA Luge at midway point of World Cup race in Park City
Summer Britcher and Emily Fischnaller lead the World Cup women’s singles luge event with times under 44 seconds on the 2002 Olympic track, heading into the final run.
- On Saturday, U.S. teammates Summer Britcher and Emily Fischnaller hold first and second place going into the final heat of the World Cup women’s singles luge race in Park City, Utah.
- Posting 42.58 and 43.295 seconds, Britcher and Fischnaller lead after the opening run in the two-day, two-run World Cup format, instead of typical single-day heats.
- After the opening descent, Austria’s Dorothea Schwarz is third with 43.324 seconds on the 2002 Olympic luge track in Park City.
- The schedule separates doubles from singles by format, with men’s doubles and women’s doubles races set for Friday night in the traditional two-run, one-day format while singles events use the two-day schedule.
- The circuit moves next to Lillehammer, Norway, with a bobsled World Cup weekend starting Saturday and sliding continuing Dec. 19 in Sigulda, Latvia.
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Britcher, Fischnaller 1-2 for USA Luge at midway point of World Cup race in Park City
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — U.S. teammates Summer Britcher and Emily Fischnaller are in first and second place going into Saturday's final heat of a World Cup women's singles luge race, a rare two-day, two-run format for the circuit.
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