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Historic day for blue luge: gold for men as well!

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Memorable day for the Italian luge at the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics: after the triumph in the women’s doubles competition of our Andrea Voetter and Marion Oberhofer, the men also won the gold medal, just over an hour apart, in the men’s doubles final.

To rejoice are Emanuel Rieder and Simon Kaizenwaldner. The Azzurri, who had finished the first run in third place, were the protagonists of a resounding second run that allowed them to finish ahead of Austrians Steu and Kindl, who came in just 8 thousandths behind.

The men’s doubles final was the first run in the final.

Bronze medal for Germans Wendl and Arlt. The’American pairing, which was in the lead, slipped to sixth place, making the Cortina Sliding Center audience explode with joy.

Luca FranzosiMilano Cortina, social on edge after Pietro Sighel’s jubilation. Photo

Social on tilt after Pietro Sighel's exultation
The champion decided to cross the finish line of the mixed short track relay in this way
Once certain of the gold medal, Sighel turned toward his rivals to look them in the face

As was easily predictable, Sighel's exultation sparked great controversy
Many users on social have criticized the champion by calling him unsportsmanlike and a blowhard
"I wanted to try to close in an epic way for the home crowd" pointed out Pietro Sighel

"We had the time to do it, I tried to control and then turn around to spruce up the audience a bit"

"I didn’t want to disrespect the opponents, absolutely: it was more to leave a mark on the home crowd" told Eurosport
Petro Sighel’s justifications did not appease the many fans who continued to insult him on social networks

As often happens, many of the insults come from users who do not have a real name as a username
Most often the accounts that post the harshest messages have fancy names and photos…
L'Italy, however, won the gold medal by finishing ahead of Canada, Belgium and China

Thanks to this double triumph in luge, Italy rises to 4 gold medals, 13 in total.

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