Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's singles
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The men's luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics took place on 13–14 February 2010 at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia.[1] Germany's Felix Loch was the two-time defending world champion and won the gold medal with the fastest time in each of the four runs.[2] The test event that took place at the venue was won by Germany's David Möller, who would win the silver medal in this event.[3] Italy's Armin Zöggeler was the two-time defending Olympic champion and won a bronze medal in this event.[4] The last World Cup event prior to the 2010 games took place in Cesana, Italy on 30 January 2010 and was won by Zöggeler,[5] who also won the overall World Cup title.[6]
Men's singles at the XXI Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Whistler Sliding Centre | ||||||||||||
Dates | 13–14 February 2010 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 38 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 3:13.085 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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As a consequence of the training accident that killed Nodar Kumaritashvili on 12 February 2010 officials moved the start of the men's singles competition to the women's/doubles start to reduce the speed of the racers.[7] This change was met with mixed reviews, with some participants saying that the change made them feel safer, while others complained that it gave an advantage to stronger starters.