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The Austrian Luge Federation has added Germany’s three-time Olympic champion Georg Hackl to its new-look coaching team.

Three-time Olympic champion Georg Hackl has left the German luge program for a job with rival Austria, announcing Thursday he has agreed to a four-year contract…

Three-time Olympic champion Georg Hackl has left the German luge program to for a job with rival Austria, agreeing to a four-year contract that runs through the 2026 Olympics. Hackl is one of Germany's luge legends, a major part of the country's dominance in the sliding sport for decades. Germany typically wins more World Cup medals each season than all other nations combined, plus claimed gold in all four events at the Beijing Olympics earlier this year.

The Austrian Luge Federation has appointed Christian Eigentler as its new national team coach, following on from a successful campaign at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

Felix Loch wraps up seventh World Cup luge season title This year, he is enjoying perhaps the most dominant season in men's luge history. Loch is the World Cup men's overall champion for the seventh time, clinching the title Saturday with his ninth win in 10 races this season. He leads German teammate Johannes Ludwig by 320 points with two races remaining. If Loch wins both -- World Cup luge races are worth 100 points for winners, 85 points for runners-up -- he would be assured of breaking his own record for the biggest seasonlong points margin. He topped Germany's Andi Langenhan by 330 point...