▁the ▁F IL ▁European ▁Lu ge ▁Championships ▁with ▁a ▁gold ▁( Men ' s ▁doubles : ▁ 2 0 1 0 ), ▁three ▁sil vers ▁( Men ' s ▁doubles : ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁M ixed ▁team : ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ), ▁and ▁three ▁bron zes ▁( Men ' s ▁doubles : ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁M ixed ▁team : ▁ 2 0 0 4 ). ▁The ▁L ingers ▁were ▁overall ▁Lu ge ▁World ▁Cup ▁men ' s ▁doubles ▁champions ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 - 1 2 ▁and ▁scored ▁ 1 5 ▁World ▁Cup ▁race ▁vict ories . ▁They ▁were ▁two ▁time ▁Olympic ▁champions ▁in ▁the ▁men ' s ▁doubles ▁event ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Tur in , ▁Italy ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁in ▁V ancouver , ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁Canada . ▁They ▁won ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁despite ▁Wolfgang ▁having ▁broken ▁his ▁leg ▁in ▁a ▁l uge ▁crash ▁the ▁previous ▁year . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁they ▁successfully ▁def ended ▁their ▁gold ▁medal ▁against ▁another ▁team ▁of ▁brothers , ▁And ris ▁and ▁Jur is ▁Š ics ▁of ▁Lat via . ▁ ▁Athlet ic ▁career ▁ ▁Introduction ▁to ▁l uge ▁Andreas ▁competed ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁sports ▁as ▁a ▁child , ▁including ▁ski ing ▁and ▁s occer . ▁He ▁was ▁ten ▁years ▁old ▁when ▁he ▁tried