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Golden Geisenberger: German star defends women's luge title

Germany has yet another Olympic gold medalist after Geisenberger prevailed in the women’s luge final on Tuesday — her second consecutive title and one that added yet another page to her burgeoning resume of accomplishments.

And now, no luger has ever won more gold than Geisenberger. It’s the third gold in her collection, the two singles wins now paired with the team relay win from the Sochi Games. That ties her with Georg Hackl and Felix Loch — both fellow Germans, of course — for the most in Olympic history.

Geisenberger’s winning time for four runs at the Alpensia Sliding Center was 3 minutes, 5.