Mueller wins luge World Cup golf in Placid; West gets silver

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Austria’s Jonas Mueller won his second consecutive World Cup men’s luge race of the season Sunday, narrowly holding off Tucker West of the U.S. for the gold.

Mueller finished two runs at Mount Van Hoevenberg in 1 minute, 41.437 seconds. West finished in 1:41.458 and Italy’s Dominik Fischnaller won the bronze in 1:41.489.

West was the leader after one run, setting a track record. But Mueller rallied in the second heat, thwarting West’s bid for what would have been his fourth career World Cup gold.

Also for the U.S., Chris Mazdzer was 10th and Jonny Gustafson was 15th.

There are sprint World Cup races for men, women and doubles teams later Sunday.