Athlete misses out on record 3rd Olympic gold by 0.266 secs
Germany's Felix Loch missed out by 0.266 seconds on becoming only the second person ever to win Olympic luge gold three consecutive times. The six-time world champion was leading after three runs and needed only 47.843 seconds to win gold. Loch, who eventually finished 36 milliseconds behind bronze, had skidded and hit a wall towards the end of his run.