Brookfield's Marcus Mueller and Ansel Haugsjaa finished sixth in the men's double luge at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Wednesday, falling just short of a podium finish after leading following their first run.
The duo was on pace to win gold in their Olympic debut after putting in a stunning first run, besting the second-fastest Austrian duo by 0.003 seconds, according to NBC News.
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However, Mueller and Haugsjaa slowed during the bottom portion of their final run, which dropped them out of medal contention to sixth place.
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