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Johannes Ludwig (after the third round): Overall World Cup winner and now Olympic champion
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THOMAS PETER / REUTERS
Luge athlete Johannes Ludwig is an Olympic champion.
The 35-year-old won the Winter Games and thus provided the first German gold medal in Beijing.
Four years ago in Pyeongchang, Ludwig had won bronze in the individual competition and gold in the team relay.
Ludwig prevailed with a lead of +0.160 seconds in front of the Austrian Wolfgang Kindl.
Bronze went to the Italian Dominik Fischnaller (+0.951 seconds).
Felix Loch (+1.143), a second German pilot, came in fourth.
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