Catch up with Wolfgang Shaedler, head coach from 1986 until 2010. Listen to him describe the ascent of USA Luge from a team with no international medals to one that consistently won world cup, world championship and Olympic medals.

Since 2010, Wolfi coached the Russian team and now coaches a blossoming Chinese team as they prepare for the Olympics in their capital of Beijing in 2022.

Join us to discuss retirement with 2014 Olympic Bronze Medalist Erin Hamlin. What's she been up to since retiring after the Pyeonchang Olympics in 2018? What does she have coming up for 2020-21?

Meet the doubles team of Dana Kellogg and Duncan Segger! They were recently appointed to the national team after a successful season on the junior world cup circuit. Dana and Duncan take us through what it feels like to crash. Hot tip-- it hurts.

Thank you to the entire US national luge team for interviewing for this podcast- Sean Hollander, Emily Sweeney, Jayson Terdiman, Ashley Farquharson, Brittney Arndt, Chris Mazdzer, Tucker West, Jonny Gustafson, Summer Britcher, Dana Kellogg and Duncan Segger for their participation in this podcast.

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Meet Sean Hollander who was just named to the National Team in May. Sean helps us understand what living in Europe during the luge season is like.

Thank you to the entire US national luge team for interviewing for this podcast- Sean Hollander, Emily Sweeney, Jayson Terdiman, Ashley Farquharson, Brittney Arndt, Chris Mazdzer, Tucker West, Jonny Gustafson, Summer Britcher, Dana Kellogg and Duncan Segger for their participation in this podcast.

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Meet Emily Sweeney. She goes into what it's like to be a luge athlete after having broken her neck two years ago, and she and her teammates Tucker West and Summer Britcher talk about their sleds.

Thank you to the entire US national luge team for interviewing for this podcast- Emily Sweeney, Jayson Terdiman, Ashley Farquharson, Brittney Arndt, Chris Mazdzer, Tucker West, Jonny Gustafson and Summer Britches and for their participation in this podcast.

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Jonny Gustafson was introduced to the sport of luge around 11 years old and has worked his way up through the ranks, winning the Norton USA Luge National Championships in 2019.

Jonny and his teammates Emily Sweeney and Jayson Terdiman talk to us this week about physics- gravity, weight and g-forces.

Thank you to the entire US national luge team for interviewing for this podcast- Jonny Gustafson, Emily Sweeney, Jayson Terdiman, Ashley Farquharson, Brittney Arndt, Chris Mazdzer, Tucker West and Summer Britches and for their participation in this podcast.

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Meet Ashley Farquharson, an athlete entering her second year competing at the highest level in the sport. She and her teammate Brittney Arndt go in depth about aerodynamics and the role it plays in the sport.

Thank you to all the luge athletes who have helped with Blink this spring and summer- Ashley Farquharson, Brittney Arndt, Jayson Terdiman, Chris Mazdzer, Emily Sweeney, Jonny Gustafson, Tucker West and Summer Britches and for their participation in this podcast.

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Meet the newly named head coach of the U.S. National Luge Team Robert Fegg. Robert comes from Germany and coached for Canada and then South Korea before coming on to coach the U.S. team.

Thank you Robert! Check out the following article for more information on his appointment. https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Luge/NEWS/2020/May/27/USLA-coaching-staff-news

Meet doubles specialist Jayson Terdiman. In this episode we dive into the doubles discipline and what makes it different from singles luge.

Thank you to Jayson Terdiman, Chris Mazdzer, Brittney Arndt, Emily Sweeney, Jonny Gustafson, Tucker West, Summer Britches and Ashley Farquharson for their participation in this podcast.

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This episode introduces Summer Britcher, a 2014 and 2018 Olympian from Glen Rock, Pennsylvania. Summer and her teammates dive into the question- do luge athletes do anything on the sled?

Thank you to Summer Britcher, Tucker West, Brittney Arndt, Chris Mazdzer, Emily Sweeney, Jonny Gustafson, Ashley Farquharson, and Jayson Terdiman for their participation in this podcast.

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