IOC president Jacques Rogge promised Saturday to do "everything in my power" to prevent a repeat of the crash that killed an Olympic luger and raised questions about the safety of speed events.
The U.S. luge team arrived at the Vancouver Games confident it could win medals on a lightning-fast track that suited its top sliders and would proudly showcase their sport like never before. And then everything - including their fortunes - changed.
American Erin Hamlin couldn't reclaim the momentum of her 2009 world title win and raced to a dismal 16th place in her second Games. Germany's Tatjana Huefner maintained her lead throughout to claim her first-ever Olympic gold.
They came slowly down the start ramp that nobody wanted to use, the world's best women's luge racers wobbling like rookies through the initial curve. But Germany's Tatjana Huefner is the leader midway through the women's luge competition, while American Erin Hamlin struggled on the track to place 15th on Day 4.
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