Luge, Olympic and Winter Games
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Chevonne Forgan of Chelmsford is competing in her first Olympics, while her sport, women's doubles luge, is also making its Olympics debut.
Luge Olympian Summer Britcher, a Susquehannock High School graduate, is one of seven Pennsylvanians competing for Team USA at the Milano Cortina Olympics. She returns after a brief "semi-retirement."
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Summer Britcher does not think a corpse could win an Olympic luge race. But she loved the ‘SNL’ joke
Summer Britcher, a USA Luge veteran, found herself the subject of a "Saturday Night Live" skit. The skit featured a character named Gertie Burper, a luge athlete with a striking resemblance to Britcher.
USA Luge’s Sophia Kirkby is gearing up to make history as part of the first-ever American women’s doubles team to compete at the Olympic Winter Games. But for the Ray Brook native, who races alongside Chevonne Forgan,
Saturday will feature the first medal rounds of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, and several Team USA stars are expected on the podium!
The Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony is Friday, along with mixed doubles curling, figure skating and training for Alpine skiing, luge and ski jumping.
The 2026 Winter Olympics are set to get underway on Friday. While the first preliminary events began to unfold on Wednesday, Friday's opening ceremony will officially begin the Milano Cortina Games.