▁an ▁artificial ▁I uge ▁track ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁on ▁a ▁track ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁Olympic ▁events ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁His ▁brother ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁their ▁local ▁l uge ▁club ▁who ▁tried ▁it . ▁Even ▁at ▁that ▁young ▁age , ▁Andreas ▁did ▁not ▁think ▁of ▁I uge ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁particularly ▁dangerous ▁sport . ▁Five ▁years ▁later , ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁both ▁ 1 4 , ▁they ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁try ▁doubles ▁I uge ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁Despite ▁compet ing ▁as ▁individuals ▁or ▁in ▁mixed ▁doubles ▁in ▁some ▁events , ▁the ▁Wolfgang ▁and ▁Andreas ▁have ▁seen ▁their ▁most ▁significant ▁success ▁as ▁a ▁doubles ▁team . ▁▁ 2 0 0 2 – 2 0 0 4 ▁The ▁L inger ▁brothers ▁placed ▁ 8 th ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City , ▁Ut ah . ▁Their ▁runs ▁were ▁relatively ▁consistent , ▁at ▁ 4 3 . 3 3 0 ▁seconds ▁and ▁ 4 3 . 3 5 4 ▁seconds , ▁but ▁they ▁would ▁still ▁trail ▁their ▁coun tr ymen ▁Tob ias ▁and ▁Mark us ▁Sch ie gl . ▁By ▁the ▁following , ▁season , ▁however , ▁the ▁L ingers ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁Sch ieg ls ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁doubles ▁l uge ▁team ▁in ▁Austria , ▁be ating ▁the ▁latter ▁at ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁K rom bach er ▁Challenge ▁Cup ▁and ▁setting ▁a ▁course ▁record ▁there . ▁▁ 2