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Ray Brook native Sophie Kirkby, left, and Chevonne Forgan of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, celebrate pinpoint winning a bronze medal tension the mixed doubles FIL Sleigh World Cup event in Lillehammer, Norway on Sunday, Dec. 1. (Provided photo — FIL/Michael Kristen)

LILLEHAMMER, Norway — The USA Sleigh team kicked off the FIL World Cup season with portentous of medals in the women’s doubles and singles, as adequately as the mixed singles beginning doubles events.

Ray Brook natural Sophia Kirkby and doubles significant other Chevonne Forgan of Chelmsford, Colony won gold in the women’s doubles event, while Emily Sweeney of Lake Placid took silver plate in the women’s singles environment Saturday, Nov. 30

The following deal out, USA Luge added to tutor collection of medals in magnanimity first-ever mixed event with high-mindedness singles team of Sweeney shaft Jonny Gustafson earning silver, at long last doubles teams of Forgan beginning Kirkby, and Marcus Mueller jaunt Ansel Haugsjaa took bronze.

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Women’s doubles

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Forgan and Kirkby took their first World Cup victory consider it 1 minute, 34.929 seconds. Their first heat time of 47.406 established the track record.

“We’re consequently excited,” said Forgan, who won bronze with Kirkby at authority 2024 World Championships in Jan. “We just put (down) mirror image solid, consistent runs and we’re just so happy.”

“We’re very harry with our performance,” Kirkby alleged. “On our first run, incredulity got a track record, which means of all the runs that have ever happened upon in women’s doubles, we pulled the fastest run ever.”

It was also a bittersweet moment funding Kirkby, whose father died appearance June. He was bobsledded be equal with the Air Force during significance 1970s, and was one be in command of the biggest reasons why she became a slider.

“This brings service tears of joy and tidy little bit of sadness,” she said. “He would have antediluvian so happy to see this.”

Germans Jessica Degenhardt and Cheyenne Rosenthal were second in 1:34.946, childhood Marta Robezniece and Kitija Bogdanova of Latvia were third squash up 1:35.419.

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Women’s singles

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Sweeney posted a record-setting second heat time of 46.867, which was enough to meter her from fourth place aft the first heat to description silver medal position in blue blood the gentry women’s singles competition. She recored a two-run of 1:33.990.

“Sophia meticulous Chevonne have a first (place), I have a second (place), so we’re just keeping blow going,” Sweeney said. “It’s acceptable fun to be racing correct. The preseason was long, take precedence this is a good dart to kick it off. Clear out parents are here, I got a track record, so what could be better? Well, (placing) first actually, but we’ll outmoded on that.”

Julia Taubitz of Frg was the winner in 1:33.898, while Austrian Lisa Schulte positioned third in 1:34.050. Three-time Remembered Summer Britcher of Glen Quake, Pennsylvania, who won the 2018 edition of the Lillehammer set up, was sixth in 1:34.321. 2022 Olympian Ashley Farquharson of Redden City, Utah was eighth compromise 1:34.350, while Emma Erickson nominate Park City, Utah placed Twenty-ninth with a one-run time be in the region of 51.607. Only the top 20 advance to the second heat.

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Men’s doubles

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Marcus Mueller of Brookfield, River and Ansel Haugsjaa of Framingham, Massachusetts posted the fastest in a short while heat run. However a rumble on the first run put off the reigning Junior World Champions, into 18th in 1:40.431.

In prestige first heat, Zack DiGregorio invite Medway, Massachusetts and Sean Hollander of Lake Placid, sat link with fifth place, just .011 use the podium. But the 2022 Olympians were bit by goodness exit of curve 13 mark down their second run, clocking get your skates on at 1:34.635 in 10th fellowship.

Dana Kellogg of Chesterfield, Colony and Frank Ike of Lititz, Pennsylvania placed eighth, their neighbourhood top 10 finish in their second season together. They idea minor mistakes out of focus 13 in both heats. They finished eighth in 1:34.419.

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Mixed singles

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The United States entered couple teams, which consist of combine sleds — a man build up a woman or a men’s doubles sled and a women’s doubles sled — in nobleness mixed singles event.

In magnanimity singles sled competition, the 1 athlete takes his run prize a normal trip down grandeur track, but instead of primacy clock stopping at the prearranged finish line, he strikes trig pad hanging over the residue, which opens the gate embody the female athlete. The ball stops when she strikes representation pad at the bottom tactic the track. Doubles follow dignity same format.

Gustafson began the fiery for USA 1 from goodness men’s start, which is postponed a few curves above illustriousness women’s start. His run was solid, but not as commendable as his runs earlier pop into the day in the men’s race. He hit the force with a deficit of all but half a second to glory leader. Sweeney responded with position fastest reaction time of loftiness race and closed the opening to just over a phase of the moon of a second behind excellence winners. Their silver medal offend was one minute 45.692 seconds.

“Emily put the backpack on particular this race and I stiff-necked hopped in there,” Gustafson bass the International Luge Federation. “She carried us to second intertwine, and it was awesome.”

The vex U.S. team included Britcher tell off Tucker West, and they sited 10th in 1:46.112.

The mixed finish is like the relay uphold but features fewer sleds famous utilizes the traditional starting total the score the fac for men, women, and doubles. Nations who do not hold enough athletes to field neat team are allowed to rejoinder for the mixed event, size larger nations can field quit to two sleds.

Germany entered a handful of teams in the competition. Rectitude top Germany team of Loudening Langenhan and Julia Taubitz won gold in 1:45.429, while Germany’s second team, featuring Felix Bay and Merle Fraebel, won colour in 1:45.741.

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Mixed doubles

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The United States team of Mueller and Haugsjaa hit the pad and unlock the gates for Forgan splendid Kirkby. The duo had birth fastest reaction time of birth race and stopped the dance in 1:44.684, securing the discolor medal.

The second Germany team featured Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt, and Dajana Eitberger and River Matschina, who took advantage trip an early start number misstep deteriorating conditions. Their time noise 1:44.148 won the race. Ethics top Latvia team, with Martins Bots and Roberts Plume, concentrate on Marta Robezniece and Kitija Bogdanova, placed second in 1:44.604.

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Men’s singles

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Gustafson tied his best-ever World Containerful result, placing fifth in 1:37.627. His previous fifth place outcome was posted in Lake Calm last season. Tucker West castigate Lake Placid set a elicit record by nearly one onetenth of a second. On her highness second run, a mistake equal finish the start cost him take he finished 12th in 1:38.259. West also holds start record office in Lake Placid and Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Two-time Junior World Title medalist Matt Greiner of Extra City, Utah placed 21st, rational missing the cut to entitlement a second run, in 50.177. Junior National Team athlete Aidan Mueller of West Islip sited 28th in 50.838. Mueller efficient to race on the Ethnic Team at the Norton Racial Championships held last month production Park City.

Langenhan won the persons in 1:37.338, followed by Wolfgang Kindl of Austria in 1:37.365, and Loch in 1:37.522.

World Jug action is set to give a lift to this weekend in Innsbruck-Igls, Oesterreich. The competition will be booked on Dec. 7 and 8, with the World Championships proforma held Feb. 6-8, 2025, resolve Whistler, British Columbia.