Italy sweeps both luge doubles golds at Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics


CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Italy sent the home crowd into sheer ecstasy on Wednesday as the host swept both the men's and women's doubles gold medals in luge at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.

Starting last, Andrea Voetter and Marion Oberhofer clocked a combined time of one minute 46.284 seconds to capture the women's doubles title, becoming the first Olympic champions in the event.

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