Photo by Pat Anderson, USA Luge
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ALTENBERG, GERMANY – The USA Luge duo of Marcus Mueller and Ansel Haugsjaa extended their Junior World Cup podium streak to four medals in as many races. 

The Altenberg track, located approximately 25 miles south of Dresden, is a challenge to navigate. This is especially true for the less experienced Junior athletes.

After winning silver and a pair of bronze medals in the first three events of the season, Mueller (Wisconsin) and Haugsjaa (Framingham) were third with a time of one minute, 21.736 seconds in the men’s doubles competition.

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Kaspars Rinks and Vitalijs Jegorovs of Latvia were first in 1:21.184. Moritz Jäger and Valentine Steudte were second in 1:21.279. Aidan Mueller (West Islip, N.Y.) and Frank Ike (Lititz, Pa.) finished seventh. M. Mueller/Haugsjaa are ranked third in overall Junior World Cup points, while A. Mueller/Ike rank ninth. 

In the team competition, the duo of M. Mueller/Haugsjaa anchored teammates Emma Erickson and Hunter Harris to finish fourth.

The top three nations were Germany, Latvia, and Italy, respectively. 

In the men’s singles competition, Harris was the top U.S. athlete, placing sixth. Matt Greiner (Park City, Utah) was just behind his teammate in seventh, with A. Mueller ninth, M. Mueller 11th,Haugsjaa 16th and Ike 19th.

The top three finishers were Rinks, Noah Kallan of Austria, and Alex Gufler of Italy. In overall standings, A. Mueller is fourth, Greiner is fifth, M. Mueller 10th, Harris 11th, Ike is tied for 17th and Haugsjaa is 20th

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Ansel Haugsjaa (left) Photo by Pat Anderson, USA Luge

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Susan Petroni is the former editor for SOURCE. She is the founder of the former news site, which as of May 1, 2023, is now a self-publishing community bulletin board. The website no longer has a journalist but a webmaster.