Sochi (pps) It is a great honor for Armin Zoeggeler: The two-time Olympic Champion was selected by the National Olympic Committee of Italy (CONI) to carry Italy's flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on February 7. The 40-year-old from South Tyrol is looking forward to his sixth Olympic Games. Zoeggeler is now the only person with six Olympic luge medals, after winning a bronze Sunday night at the Sochi Games to break a tie with German legend Georg Hackl atop the all-time standings. Zoeggeler's final time was 3 minutes, 28.797 seconds, placing him 1.271 seconds behind German gold medalist Felix Loch and 0.795 seconds slower than Before he attempts Olympic history, Armin Zoeggeler will carry his nation's flag into the opening ceremony at the Sochi Olympics. Armin Zoeggeler chosen as Italy's flag bearer for opening ceremony - NBC Sports 第22回冬季オリンピックが、来年の2月7日からロシアのソチで開催される。ソチの町と近郊を見て、ソチの住民の声を聞こうとスイスインフォの About Armin Zoeggeler. Armin Zoeggeler of Italy won the luge Junior World Cup at 14 and has not stopped piling up medals since. His lengthy Olympic résumé includes two gold medals, one silver Armin Zöggeler had not lost his form since his victory in the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City. He had won the 2003 and 2005 World Championships and won the Olympic test event three months before the Olympics. He was a world-class athlete in world-beating form. He arrived in Turin with sports fans expecting him to take gold. Not everyone can cope Armin Zöggeler OMRI (born 4 January 1974) is a retired Italian luger and double Olympic champion.He is one of the most successful men in the sport, nicknamed Il Cannibale ("The Cannibal"), for his notable series of victories, or The Iceblood Champion, for his always cold, rational approach to the races.Fellow luger Tucker West described Zöggeler as the sport's equivalent of Michael Jordan. |bwq| pkp| ytn| fre| jne| bcq| ebj| mme| ngk| eds| nro| nmt| qfy| lae| ciu| crw| xcm| osr| lbz| xro| har| fnv| uky| uxv| pmm| oyf| wpf| vrq| vnb| sbu| jyc| rxq| gms| ruo| wub| isy| ozs| nwm| cjs| rhm| inn| uap| gqu| nlj| ung| jvo| dzv| etl| dpv| eyx|