luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics – doubles

Doubles events at the Olympics

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The doubles luge event at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held on 17 February at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia. Twenty teams participated. Austrian brothers Andreas and Wolfgang Linger, the defending Olympic and European champions, won the gold medal. The silver medal was also won by a pair of brothers, Andris and Juris Šics of Latvia. Germans Patric Leitner and Alexander Resch clinched the bronze medal after edging out Italians Christian Oberstolz and Patrick Gruber, who were in third place after the first run.

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Part of: luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Follows: luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics – doubles
Location: Whistler Sliding Centre
Sport: luge
Date: 2010
Winner: Andreas Linger
Followed by: luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics – doubles
Number of participants: 40
Participating team: Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics ranking: 1 · awards: Olympic gold medal · members / parts: Andreas Linger, Wolfgang Linger
Latvia at the 2010 Winter Olympics ranking: 2 · awards: Olympic silver medal · members / parts: Andris Šics, Juris Šics
Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics ranking: 3 · awards: Olympic bronze medal · members / parts: Patric Leitner, Alexander Resch

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