Ludwig dominant in luge World Cup, leads German men's sweep


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YANQING, China (AP) — Johannes Ludwig has quickly made himself the favorite for men’s luge gold at the Beijing Olympics. Ludwig led a German sweep of the men’s medals Saturday on the newly built Olympic track in China, winning a World Cup race by the biggest margin of any men’s, women’s or doubles race in nearly eight years. He finished two runs in 1 minute, 54.597 seconds, beating teammate Felix Loch by nearly a full second. “Overall, I had very few mistakes,” Ludwig said. Max Langenhan got the bronze for Germany. Ludwig’s margin over Loch was 0.854 seconds, the biggest...