Golden couple for Italy! Andrea Voetter and Marion Oberhofer win in the luge final

Third gold medal for Italy at the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics. Italy&#8217s pairing of Andrea Voetter and Marion Oberhofer won the women&#8217s doubles luge final, taking the 12th medal in total for Italy at these games.

The two Italians didn&#8217t let emotion betray them and confirmed what they did well in the heat, finishing second with a time of 53.182. The two Azzurre beat the German duo of Eitberger and Matschina, silver, and the Austrians Egle and Kipp, who had to settle for bronze. Fourth place went to Latvia’s Robzeniece and Bogdanova.

Under the eyes of President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, the two Azzurre dominated the race: after finishing the first run ahead by 22 thousandths, they were the protagonists of a perfect second run, which increased the lead to 120 thousandths.

Luca Franzosi

The luge thus gives another medal to Italy, and returns of the most valuable metal for the first time since Armin Zoeggeler’s victory in Turin.