Austrian emerges as favorite Loch falters

Chris Mazdzer gave USA Luge its first men’s singles medal, and the reign of Germany’s Felix Loch as Olympic champion came to a stunning end.

David Gleirscher finished four runs in 3 minutes, 10.702 seconds for the gold, Austria’s first in men’s luge in 50 years. Mazdzer placed second and Germany’s Johannes Ludwig third. Loch slipped to fifth, ending his bid to become the second slider to win the event three consecutive times.