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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

Torchbearers Greek rower Petros Gkaidatzis (C), Italian former cross-country skier Stefania Belmondo (L) and Italian former luger Armin Zoeggeler are seen in front of the Coubertin monument during the torch relay after the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

Torchbearers Greek rower Petros Gkaidatzis (C), Italian former cross-country skier Stefania Belmondo (L) and Italian former luger Armin Zoeggeler are seen in front of the Coubertin monument during the torch relay after the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

Torchbearer Italian former luger Armin Zoeggeler is seen in front of the Coubertin monument during the torch relay after the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

Torchbearers Greek rower Petros Gkaidatzis (C), Italian former cross-country skier Stefania Belmondo (L) and Italian former luger Armin Zoeggeler are seen in front of the Coubertin monument during the torch relay after the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zoeggeler in men's singles luge

SOCHI, Russia - Armin Zoeggeler of Italy is pictured during the Winter Olympics men's singles luge in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 9, 2014. He won bronze.

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Italy's Zoeggeler wins men's singles luge

CESANA PARIOL, Italy - Italy's Armin Zoeggeler holds up his country's flag after winning the men's singles luge final in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Cesana Pariol, Italy, on Feb. 12.

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Zoeggeler wins gold in men's single luge

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Italy's Armin Zoeggeler throws his arm in celebration after winning the men's single luge title at Utah Olympic Park on Feb. 11.

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Three-peat gold medalist Hackl

Germany's luge maestro Georg Hackl gets a lift from silver medalist Armin Zoeggeler of Italy (L) and compatriot Jens Mueller (R), who took bronze, at the medal ceremony for the men's luge Feb. 9. Hackl completed a sensational hat-trick of Olympic victories in the luge, having also won gold at the last two Winter Games.

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-YANQING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-LUGE-WOMEN'S SINGLES (CN)

(220207) -- BEIJING, Feb. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nina Zoeggeler of Italy competes during women's singles run of luge event at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre in Yanqing district of Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)

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Zoeggeler wins gold in men's single luge

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Italy's Armin Zoeggeler throws his arm in celebration after winning the men's single luge title at Utah Olympic Park on Feb. 11.

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Italy's Zoeggeler wins men's singles luge

CESANA PARIOL, Italy - Italy's Armin Zoeggeler holds up his country's flag after winning the men's singles luge final in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Cesana Pariol, Italy, on Feb. 12. (Kyodo)