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02/11 11:29 CST Mueller and Haugsjaa take a slim lead after the first heat in
Olympic doubles luge
Mueller and Haugsjaa take a slim lead after the first heat in Olympic doubles
luge
By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Sports Writer
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) --- Marcus Mueller and Ansel Haugsjaa made
history for USA Luge on Wednesday, becoming the first American sled ever to
lead an Olympic race going into the final heat of a competition.
Mueller and Haugsjaa --- Olympic rookies --- finished their first run of the
men's doubles competition of the Milan Cortina Games in 52.482 seconds. That
gave them the lead going into the second and final heat by the slimmest of
margins.
Austria's Thomas Steu and Wolfgang Kindl's time in the first heat was 52.485
seconds.
Mueller and Haugsjaa won a World Cup race earlier this season and were the
world junior doubles champions in 2024.
The second heat is later Wednesday.
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