Germany remained undefeated in the luge team relay, taking an emphatically dominant gold medal to cap off luge competition at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.

It made Taubitz and Langenhan the only double-gold winners in luge at this year's Olympics, where Germany — again — was the overall best, with three golds and five medals overall. Italy won four medals (two gold, two bronze), as did Austria (three silver, one bronze).

Germany extended their Olympic record in the luge team relay as they won gold at the Milan/Cortina Winter Games on Thursday. The German team with Julia Taubitz, Tobias Wendl, Tobias Arlt, Max Langenhan,

The team relay will be the final luge event of the Milan Cortina Olympics and will take place Thursday in Italy.

The luge team representing Ukraine took a collective knee, raising their helmets over their heads after the relay event in solidarity with disqualified teammate Vladyslav Heraskevych.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — For Italy, it was a double-gold night in doubles luge. And USA Luge made history, just not the kind the Americans have been waiting forever to enjoy. Emanuel Rieder and Simon Kainzwaldner of Italy rallied in the second heat to win the Olympic men’s doubles gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games on Wednesday night,

Germany maintained their iron grip on the Olympic luge team relay on Thursday, bouncing back in style from Wednesday's doubles disappointment to take gold for the fourth Games in a row since the event was introduced in 2014.

The United States competed in the luge team relay on Thursday as their final luge event of Milan Cortina 2026. The U.S. finished 5th of 9 teams and less than three tenths off of bronze medal position.

TMJ4 sports reporter Ashley Washburn tries alpine luge at America's only natural track in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where U.S. team members train on one of the world's toughest courses.

Team USA luge star Sophia Kirkby shares DM's from men responding to her Valentine's Date wanted post.