Johannes Ludwig
FILE - Natalie Geisenberger, of Germany, celebrates winning the gold medal in luge women's singles at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. Two-time defending Olympic women's luge gold medalist Natalie Geisenberger has announced that she is expecting her second child. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
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FILE - Johannes Ludwig, of Germany, celebrates winning the gold medal in luge men's single at the 2022 Winter Olympics, on Feb. 6, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. Ludwig announced his retirement Monday, May 16, 2022, on social media. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
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Jonathan Gustafson, of United States, slides during a luge men's run at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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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)
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FILE - Finland's Leo Komarov speaks with referees during the Channel One Cup ice hockey match between Russia and Finland in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. Leo Komarov is expected to play for Finland at the Olympics after the NHL decided not to send players to Beijing. Komarov played in the NHL as recently as October, and he and the New York Islanders agreed to mutually terminate his contract in November.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
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Dominik Fischnaller, of Italy, prepares for a luge men's run at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
Germany's Ludwig has lead midway through men's Olympic luge

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