OLYMPICS: U.S. lugers Grimmette, Martin finish seventh at World Cup
January 18, 2010 3:23 PM
American lugers Mark Grimmette and Brian Martin placed seventh Saturday at a World Cup in Oberhof, Germany, where the Germans used home-field advantage to sweep the podium in the doubles competition.
Grimmette and Martin are 11th in the World Cup standings, having already qualified for the Vancouver Games next month. Christian Niccum and Dan Joye finished ninth – they’re 10th in the World Cup standings, and they’ve also punched tickets to Vancouver.
