Forgan, Kirkby and DiGregorio, Hollander lead U.S. doubles in Oberhof

OBERHOF, Germany—The final World Cup races before the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 were held today at Oberhof featuring the men’s and women’s doubles and mixed events.

Chevonne Forgan and Sophia Kirkby, the only U.S. women’s doubles sled to head to Cortina, placed in the top five, while Zack DiGregorio and Sean Hollander were the leading men’s doubles team. 

Women’s doubles

Forgan (Chelmsford, Mass.) and Kirkby (Lake Placid, N.Y.) placed fifth, with a time of one minute, 24:677 seconds. The duo has placed in the top five in every race this season and earned the bronze at the Lake Placid World Cup.

Maya Chan and Sophia Gordon were seventh with a time of 1:24.805. Chan (Chicago, Ill.) and Gordon (Sussex, Wisc.) have consistently ranked in the top ten all season and achieved a season’s best result of fifth place at the Lake Placid World Cup. They are not expected to race again this season.

Austria’s Selina Egle and Lara Kipp won the race with a time of 1:24.086. The silver went to Germany’s Elisa-Marie Storch and Pauline Patz in 1:24.241, and in third was Andrea Voetter and Marion Oberhofer of Italy with a time of 1:24.250.

Egle and Kipp lead the World Cup standings with 640 points. Dajana Eitberger and Magdalena Matschina of Germany are second with 508, followed by teammates Jessica Degenhardt and Cheyenne Rosenthal in third with 490 points. Forgan and Kirkby are fourth with 350, and Chan and Gordon are eighth with 279.

Men’s doubles

DiGregorio (Medway, Mass.) and Hollander (Lake Placid, N.Y.) were in eighth place with a time of 1:23.082. Marcus Mueller (Brookfield, Wisc.) and Ansel Haugsjaa (Framingham, Mass.) were 11th in 1:23.345.

Germany’s Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt secured their third consecutive gold medal of the season with a time of 1:22.575. The Austrians rounded out the podium with Thomas Steu and Wolfgang Kindl in second in 1:22.727, and Juri Gatt and Riccardo Schoepf third in 1:22.785.

In overall World Cup standings, Wendl and Arlt are first with 566, followed by Gatt and Schoepf second with 454. Germany’s Toni Eggert and Florian Mueller are third with 409. Just eight points separate the Americans, with Mueller and Haugsjaa tenth with 281 points, and DiGregorio and Hollander 11th with 273. Dana Kellogg (Chesterfield, Mass.) and Frank Ike (Lititz, Pa.) are 20th with 106. The duo is not traveling with the team and did not race today. 

Mixed singles

The mixed event features two sleds, a man and a woman. The male athlete takes a normal trip down the track, but instead of the clock stopping at the traditional finish line, he strikes a pad hanging over the track, which opens the gate for the female athlete. The clock stops when she strikes the pad at the bottom of the track.

Jonny Gustafson (Massena, N.Y.) and Summer Britcher (Glen Rock, Pa.), the leading U.S. singles sleds going into the 2026 Winter Games, were Team USA 2. They placed eighth with a time of 1:34.948. Team USA 1 of Matt Greiner (Park City, Utah) and Ashley Farquharson (Park City, Utah) placed tenth with a time of 1:35.607.

The German teams took the top two spots, with Germany 2 winning the race in 1:34.206, and Germany 1 in second with 1:34.269. Austria 1 was third in 1:34.559.

Germany 2 leads the World Cup standings with 260 points, with Germany 1 in second with 255. Austria 2 is third with 225. As the Americans did not race in the first mixed events this season in Winterberg, Team USA 2 is in ninth after two races with 102 points, and Team USA 1 is 11th with 82.  

Mixed doubles

Team USA 2 of DiGregorio and Hollander, and Forgan and Kirkby finished sixth with a time of 1:34.692. Team USA 1 of Mueller and Haugsjaa, and Chan and Gordon, were eighth in 1:35.547.

In first place was Austria with a time of 1:34.156. Germany 2 was second in 1:34.330, and Latvia 1 was third in 1:34.373.

Germany 2 leads the overall World Cup standings with 185 points, followed by Austria 1 with 160, and Latvia 2 with 116. Team USA 2 is 12th with 50 points, and Team USA 1 is 13th with 42.

World Cup racing is on a break until February 28 when the circuit returns in St. Mortiz, Switzerland. The U.S. will decide on entering sleds in the final World Cup races of the season at a later date. All World Cup races can be seen live on the FIL YouTube page, Max and Discovery+. Weekly highlight shows are also available on the NBC Sports YouTube channel.

Opening Ceremonies for the 2026 Winter Games will be held on Friday, February 6. Luge at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics kicks off with the men’s singles competition on Saturday, February 7. All races will air on NBC and USA Network, and stream live on Peacock and NBC Olympics platforms.