Alex Gough leads Canada to silver in luge team event at World Cup
IGLS, Austria — Alex Gough put the Canadian luge team on her shoulders and led them to a silver medal on Sunday in a World Cup team relay event.
Finishing a shade off the podium in Saturday’s women’s singles race despite a strong effort, Calgary’s Gough was a rock in the relay, propelling the Canadian squad of Mitch Malyk (Calgary) along with doubles sled of Tristan Walker (Cochrane, Alta.) and Justin Snith (Calgary) to a silver-medal time of 2:11.025.
“I had a good day yesterday, but sometimes the luck isn’t on your side. There is not much more I could have done,” said Gough of her fourth place finish. “I just wanted to have fun today, and think of the enjoyment I have sliding. The goal was to have a great start and good runs. I was able to do that so I’m really happy we were able to finish on the podium. This will be a good confidence booster for our team.”
Starting in ninth position, the Canadians took advantage of snowy conditions and a frosty track to post an early time for the rest of the world to chase.