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Susi Erdmann
Susi Erdmann (Susi-Lisa Erdmann, born 1968) is a German luger turned bobsledder, nine-time world champion and three-time Olympic medalist (silver 1994, bronze 1992 luge, bronze 2002 bob), retired 2007.
Sylke Otto
Sylke Otto, German luger born 1969 in Chemnitz (Karl-Marx-Stadt), won Olympic women's singles gold at Salt Lake City 2002 and Turin 2006, four world titles, four overall World Cups, and a record 37 World Cup races.
Thomas Kohler
Thomas Köhler (born 1940, Zwickau) is an East German former luger, the first to win Olympic gold in both singles (1964) and doubles (1968 with Bonsack), later DTSB vice president and 2010 doping confessor.
Tobias Arlt
Tobias Arlt (born 1987, Berchtesgaden), German doubles luger with Tobias Wendl; seven Olympic golds (doubles and team relay, 2014-2026) plus one bronze, seven world titles, seven overall World Cup wins.
Tobias Wendl
Tobias Wendl (born 1987, Aachen) is a German doubles luger racing with Tobias Arlt, the 'Bayern Express'. Record seven Olympic luge golds (2014, 2018, 2022 doubles and relay; 2026 relay) plus 2026 doubles bronze.
Tucker West
Tucker West (born 1995, Ridgefield, Connecticut) is a retired American luger, three-time Olympian in men's singles (2014, 2018, 2022), 2012 Youth Olympic relay gold medalist, three-time World Championship relay medalist, retired May 2026.
Valentin Steudte
Valentin Steudte is a German luger competing in doubles on artificial track, often paired with Moritz Jäger. He won gold and silver at the 2020 Youth Olympics.
Valery Dudin
Valery Arkadyevich Dudin (Валерий Аркадьевич Дудин), born 1963, Soviet luger of Dynamo Bratsk; bronze in men's singles at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics, 17th at Calgary 1988, later a luge coach.
Vanessa Schneider
Vanessa Schneider (born 2002) is a German luger from Sonneberg who, with Jessica Degenhardt, won the first-ever Olympic gold in women's doubles luge at the 2020 Lausanne Winter Youth Olympics.
Walter Plaikner
Walter Plaikner, Italian luger born 1951 in Chienes; with Paul Hildgartner won tied doubles gold at Sapporo 1972, world title 1971, later FIL Technical Commission chairman and national-team coach.
Wilfried Huber
Wilfried Huber, Italian luger born 1970 in Brunico, South Tyrol; Olympic doubles gold with Kurt Brugger at Lillehammer 1994; six Winter Games 1988-2006; youngest of four medal-winning Huber brothers.
Wolfgang Linger
Wolfgang Linger (born 1982, Hall in Tirol) is an Austrian doubles luger who with brother Andreas won Olympic gold 2006 and 2010, silver 2014, three world titles, and the 2011/12 World Cup.
Wolfgang Scheidel
Wolfgang Scheidel (born 1943, Erfurt) is an East German former luger, 1972 Sapporo Olympic gold medalist in men's singles, distinct from F1 driver Wolfgang Seidel; also 1965 world doubles champion.
Yury Chirva
Yury Chirva (Юрий Александрович Чирва, born 2002) is a Russian luger from Bratsk who won gold in the mixed team relay and bronze in boys' doubles with Mikhail Karnaukhov at the 2020 Lausanne Winter Youth Olympics.