Canadian luger Sam Edney races to bronze at World Cup in Pyeongchang
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of — Sam Edney raced into the Canadian luge history books on Sunday.
The 32-year-old from Calgary, who took last season off to nurse some nagging injuries, announced his return with a bronze medal at a luge World Cup, becoming the first Canadian male to reach the podium on a track outside of Canada.
“I needed it today,” Edney said. “It has been a pretty dismal year and I have been pretty hard on myself after most races. I went into the season with the focus on world championships and this test event in Pyeongchang. The worlds was a down point for me and I walked away from it with my head pretty low.”
The 15-year national team veteran raced to a time of one minute 37.694 seconds on the track that will be used for next year’s Winter Olympics. Italy’s Dominik Fischnaller won the gold with 1:37.229, while Germany’s Andi Langenhan was second at 1:37.378.