Luge Team Selected

Sun., Dec. 21, 1997

Compiled From Wire Services

Cammy Myler, Wendel Suckow, Chris Thorpe and Gordy Sheer - with 13 Olympics appearances among them - will lead the United States Olympic luge team at Nagano.

The 10-member team will attempt to win the first Olympic medal in U.S. history at the Feb. 7-22 games.

USA Luge made the decisions after the fourth World Cup competition.

Armin Zoeggeler of Italy won the race - his third triumph of the year and seventh of his career.

On a day when the track record was broken nine times in the first heat, the 1994 Olympic bronze medalist beat German rivals Jens Mueller and Georg Hackl.

Zoeggeler is the World Cup tour leader with 135 points.

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