Langenhan wins luge gold as games roll on

Double world champion Max Langenhan delivered a commanding performance to win Olympic gold in the men’s luge singles, repeatedly breaking the track record and extending Germany’s recent dominance in the event. Langenhan set a blistering pace across all runs, lowering the track mark four times—culminating in a final-run 52.660 seconds—to secure victory by a comfortable margin. Austria’s Jonas Mueller claimed silver after several sub-53-second runs and a third-run start record, while Italy’s Dominik Fischnaller took bronze, repeating his podium finish from the previous Games. Langenhan, a two-time reigning world champion and a model of consistency on the World Cup circuit, timed his peak form to perfection.

In women’s ice hockey, Sweden booked a quarter-final spot with a 4-0 Group B win over France at Milano Rho, leaving France winless after three matches. The Swedes scored three times in the opening period—Thea Johansson, Sara Hjalmarsson and Hanna Thuvik—before Lisa Johansson converted early in the second to seal the shutout. Johansson’s early strike was her fourth of the tournament, leaving Sweden top of the group on a maximum nine points; Germany, Italy and Japan trail on three points each. France sit bottom with no points; the top three teams from the group advance.

Mixed doubles curling saw Britain beat Italy to secure top spot in the round robin, though the Italians, the United States and Sweden also progressed to the playoffs. Britain rallied after conceding a three-point end to score four points across the last two ends and close out the win. In a separate match, Americans Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse superaron 8-7 a los suecos Isabella and Rasmus Wranaa after a late miss from Sweden. Norway’s win over Switzerland confirmed Italy and Sweden would finish in the round-robin top four alongside Britain and the U.S.; Britain lead with eight wins from nine games. Remaining round-robin matches precede semifinals and medal games later in the schedule.

Canada’s mixed doubles duo Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant suffered a heavy 9-5 defeat to South Korea’s Jeong Yeong-seok and Kim Seon-yeong, marking Canada’s fifth straight loss after an opening three-win start and highlighting the unpredictability in the discipline since its Olympic debut.