Germany’s Antonia Pietschmann wins first gold of the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 in Women’s Luge as Italy’s Manuel Weissensteiner continues family Olympic tradition with gold in Men’s Doubles
  • Title Germany’s Antonia Pietschmann wins first gold of the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 in Women’s Luge as Italy’s Manuel Weissensteiner continues family Olympic tradition with gold in Men’s Doubles
  • Publication Date 20th January 2024
  • Languages GER | EN
  • Location Alpensia Sliding Centre, Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, Republic of Korea
  • Press Release
  • Description

    Germany’s Antonia Pietschmann claimed the first gold medal of the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Gangwon 2024 with victory in the Women’s Luge. On the first morning of competition in the first YOG to take place in Asia, Pietschmann dominated the event as she was quickest on both runs at the Alpensia Sliding Centre. She finished half a second ahead of silver medallist Alexandra Olberstolz of Italy and bronze medallist Marie Riedl of Austria.
  • Games Edition Gangwon 2024 (YOG)
  • Sport Luge
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