Germans, Germans ... and more Germans. Tatjana Hufner won five of the World Cup races this season.
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Olympic preview: Women's luge singles
- February 13, 2010 9:16 PM |
- By Noah Love
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Luge: Women's singles
The Contenders
Germans, Germans ... and more Germans. Tatjana Hufner won five of the World Cup races this season. And when she didn't, she came second to teammate Natalie Geisenberger.
The Top 5
1. Tatjana Hufner, GER 755 pts
2. Natalie Geisenberger, GER, 710
3. Anke Wischnewski, GER, 509
4. Erin Hamlin, USA, 447
5. Nina Reithmayer, AUT, 383
Canadian medal hopes
Alex Gough is counting on some strong finishes this season (three fourth-place finishes) and the benefit of a 2006 Olympic experience as an 18-year-old to carry her to the podium in Vancouver. Gough was seventh on the World Cup circuit this season, while three-time Olympian Regan Lauscher struggled and will need a big day to grab a medal at her third Games.
Dark horses
American Erin Hamelin is young, raw and the first non-German woman in 99 races to win when she took gold at the 2009 worlds in Lake Placid. She's had three third-place results this season and is knocking on the door.
-- James Madge, National Post
About the Author
- Bruce Arthur Bruce Arthur is the National Post's national sports columnist. A Vancouver native, he has been with the Post since 2001, and a columnist since 2005. He is covering his second Olympics, after the 2008 Games in Beijing. He expects these Games to be slightly less propagandistic, and for China to win slightly fewer medals.
- Joe O'Connor Joe O'Connor is a roving sports feature writer with an open-ended beat. He joined the National Post in 2002, and has spent the past seven years bouncing from sport to sport, offering fresh perspectives and delivering unique stories wherever he goes. Whether it has been getting Don Cherry to open up about his love life; George Chuvalo to talk about heartbreaking loss; or racing down the side of a mountain with former Crazy Canuck, Dave Irwin, the veteran Postie chases a story wherever it leads. Before joining the newspaper he was a two-time silver medalist at the National Magazine Awards. Vancouver will be his first Olympics.
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