Third medal for Italy since the start of the Winter Games.
The blue Dominik Fischnaller won bronze in the luge (men's single) at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The gold medal went to the German Johannes Ludwig, while the Austrian Wolfgang Kindl won the silver. The other blue in the race, Leon Felderer, closes eleventh.
"It is a medal we were very keen on. We had already aimed for it four years ago in PyeongChang. Unfortunately in Korea Dominik was mocked for only two thousandths of a second. Today he took his great revenge. I am happy for him, for Armin, for the Federation ", commented the president of Coni, Giovanni Malagò.
"They have worked seriously and hard in recent years - adds Malagò - and today we can say that Italy has found Zoeggeler's heir, especially with a view to Milano Cortina 2026. Considering that we don't have a track in Italy, this medal can be defined almost a miracle ".
"Finally, allow me to greet the unfortunate Kevin", he said referring to Dominik's cousin, positive for Covid close to the race: "I'll meet him in four years in Cortina".
(Unioneonline / D)
