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Junior World Cup kicks off from November 30 to December 3 at Utah Olympic Park

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Park City (FIL/19 Nov 2023) From Thursday, November 30 to Sunday, December 3, the junior luge athletes will be coming to North America for the first World Cup. The first races will be held at Utah Olympic Park, the venue of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Park City, Utah. A livestream of the training runs and races from Park City is available at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/live/C9UW3I_SZNI?si=eoDtC0bSvAHeBSRr on the Utah Olympic Park YouTube channel.

From December 6 to 10, the second Junior World Cup will take place in Whistler, Canada, on the 2010 Olympic track.

The program includes the junior men's and women's singles races as well as the men's and women's doubles.

Among those expected from the U.S. are 2022 Junior World Championships bronze medalist Matt Greiner (Park City, Utah) and Aidan Mueller (West Islip, N.Y.), who switched to men's singles with partner Frank Ike (Lititz, Pa.) after a career in men's doubles. Ike, who was named to the national team this season, is currently competing in men's doubles with Dana Kellogg (Chesterfield, Mass.).

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The 2023 Junior Junior Championships bronze medalists, Marcus Mueller (Brookfield, Wisc.) and Ansel Haugsjaa (Framingham, Mass.), will represent the team in men's doubles. The duo is the reigning USA Norton Junior Champions and finished third overall in the 2023 Junior World Cup standings.

The bronze medalists of the 2023 Junior World Championships, Marcus Mueller (Brookfield, Wisc.) and Ansel Haugsjaa (Framingham, Mass.), will represent the US team in men's doubles. The duo is the reigning USA Norton Junior Champion and finished third overall in the 2023 Junior World Cup standings.

On the women's side, Sophia Gordon (Sussex, Wisc.), who won her first national junior title in 2022, and Emma Erikson (Park City, Utah), who finished third in the same competition, lead the USA singles team.

The event schedule and information on media accreditation, training and race results can be found at https://www.fil-luge.org/en/multimedia/1st-junior-world-cup-2 .