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Team USA luger Sophia Kirkby meets fan in Italy on Valentine’s Day after surprising DM during Winter Olympics stay

The Times of India 14 Feb 2026
Sophia Kirkby is making headlines, and this time it is not just for her run on the ice. The 24-year-old Team USA luger shared a playful Valentine’s Day photo from Italy after meeting a fan who had messaged her on social media ... .
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Team USA Luger Seeks Love Ahead Of Valentine's Day At Winter Olympics

Huffington Post 13 Feb 2026
Sophia Kirkby, 24, is looking to be struck by Cupid's arrow as she turns her social media feed into a dating show at the Milan Cortina Games ... .
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Seven gold medals make German lugers the most successful

China.dot.org 13 Feb 2026
While Germany has underlined its dominance by winning every Olympic gold medal since the event was introduced in 2014, men's doubles lugers Tobias Arlt and Tobias Wendl have now written themselves ...
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Worst Winter Olympic deaths - teen crashed head-first into tree and luger hit metal pole

The Mirror 12 Feb 2026
WARNING. DISTRESSING CONTENT A slew of deaths haunt the historic games with the most dangerous sports seeming to be the luge and downhill skiing with athletes in both categories sustaining serious injuries after reaching heady speeds ... .
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Follow live as local lugers compete in Olympic men’s doubles in Cortina

The Enterprise - Brockton 11 Feb 2026
Breakdown of Olympic sliding events. USAT's Sam Cardona-Norberg breaks down the differences between luge skeleton and bobsled in this fast paced Winter Olympics explainer. Sports Seriously ... He has a silver medal from the Junior World Cup in 2020.
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Looking for Canada's Olympic youth movement? Check out its Gen-Z lugers

Toronto Sun 11 Feb 2026
Story continues below. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below ... A luger since the unusually young age of six — her brothers also compete in the sport — racing on the Olympic stage was a singular experience, Susko said ... .
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Canadian lugers Allan, Podulsky to make history in Olympic debut of women's doubles

CBC 10 Feb 2026
Calgarians Kailey Allan saw Beattie Podulsky will be the first women representing Canada in women's doubles luge, making its Olympic debut at the Cortina Sliding Centre in Italy ... .
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Canadian lugers Allan, Podulsky to make history in Olympic debut of women’s doubles

TSN Canada 10 Feb 2026
MILAN — On their first day of a get-to-know-you summer trip together, Kailey Allan saw Beattie Podulsky get scared by a spider web and fall down a hill ... Women’s doubles Wednesday is a two-run event ... Explained Podulsky. “I got scared ... 10, 2026.
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USA luger's handmade clay pins promote women's Olympic events

Usatoday 06 Feb 2026
Breakdown of Olympic sliding events ... Sports Seriously ... She was his only daughter ... James died last summer ... Each pin is stamped with the image of a women’s winter sport event or athlete (one exception being pins for Team Italy luger Dominik Fischnaller).
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How does an Olympian date? USA luger Sophia Kirkby plans to find out

Usatoday 05 Feb 2026
Breakdown of Olympic sliding events ... Sports Seriously. CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ItalyUSA luger Sophia Kirkby has one question for the people of Cortina. Who wants to date any Olympian?. The 24-year-old from Lake Placid, New York, isn’t picky ... Still untoward.
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Who is Sean Hollander? American Luger gains spotlight with “Heated Rivalry” fame ahead of Milan Cortina Games 2026

The Times of India 02 Feb 2026
Shane Hollander, the fictional Canadian hockey player from the popular series “Heated Rivalry,” will not be seen at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics ... Sean Hollander, a 25-year-old American luger, has qualified for his second Olympic Games ... .
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