Chris Mazdzer
FILE - Jayson Terdiman poses for a portrait at the 2017 Team USA Media Summit in Park City, Utah, on Sept. 25, 2017. The two-time Olympian has been hired as a junior national team coach, USA Luge announced Thursday, July 28, 2022, while also making his retirement from competitive racing official. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
USA Luge doubles slider Jayson Terdiman retires, will coach

By Tim Reynolds Jul. 28, 2022 04:28 PM EDT

Madeleine Egle, Wolfgang Kindl, Thomas Steu and Lorenz Koller, of the Austria, celebrate winning the silver medal in the luge team relay the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
Germany wins Olympic relay, sweeps luge gold medals

By Tim Reynolds Feb. 10, 2022 09:46 AM EST

Summer Britcher, of the United States, finishes the luge women's singles run 3 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
For Sweeney and Britcher, decisions on luge future await

By Tim Reynolds Feb. 08, 2022 10:09 AM EST

Johannes Ludwig, of Germany, prepares for the during the luge men's single round 3 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
Luge's new king: Germany's Johannes Ludwig wins Olympic gold

By Tim Reynolds Feb. 06, 2022 09:06 AM EST

FILE - Chris Mazdzer, of the United States, celebrates his silver medal final run during final heats of the men's luge competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. The men's luge, where Mazdzer is one of three Americans in the field, alongside Gustafson and Tucker West — starts Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, with the first sliding medals of this year's Olympics to be awarded Sunday. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
USA Luge's cool uncle: Chris Mazdzer ready for 4th Olympics

By Tim Reynolds Feb. 02, 2022 03:40 AM EST

The third placed team from the USA (Summer Britcher, Tucker West, Christopher Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman) stand on the podium during the award ceremony after the mixed relay competition of the Luge World Cup in Winterberg, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. (Friso Gentsch/dpa via AP)
Chris Mazdzer nominated for 4th US Olympic luge team

By Tim Reynolds Jan. 10, 2022 10:37 AM EST

The third placed team from the USA (Summer Britcher, Tucker West, Christopher Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman) stand on the podium during the award ceremony after the mixed relay competition of the Luge World Cup in Winterberg, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. (Friso Gentsch/dpa via AP)
Mazdzer-Terdiman sled crashes, Olympic luge hopes slip away

By Tim Reynolds Jan. 07, 2022 09:55 AM EST

FILE - Chris Mazdzer, front, and Jayson Terdiman of the United States finish their team relay race at the World Luge Championships in Krasnaya Polyana, near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, in this Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, file photo. Reigning Olympic luge silver medalist Chris Mazdzer of the U.S. said Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, that he broke his right foot during a preseason training run, and will need some time before figuring out a new plan to get ready for this winter's Beijing Games. (AP Photo/Artur Lebedev, File)
As Olympics loom, USA Luge's Chris Mazdzer breaks his foot

By Tim Reynolds Sep. 30, 2021 03:55 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2019, file photo, United States's Chris Mazdzer speeds down the course during his first run at the men's luge World Cup race in Igls, Austria. The International Luge Federation is still planning for a full 10-race international season this fall and winter, though has yet to say what protocols will be added to deal with the coronavirus. “I really think it’s going to come down to just creating a safe environment, having people be comfortable and taking the right safety precautions,” said Olympic silver medalist Chris Mazdzer, the longtime USA Luge slider and the athletes’ representative on the FIL Executive Board. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson, File)
Luge still planning a full World Cup season, despite virus

By Tim Reynolds Jun. 25, 2020 04:19 PM EDT