▁during ▁a ▁training ▁run ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Games . ▁After ▁K umar it ash v ili ' s ▁death , ▁changes ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁ice ▁profile ▁of ▁the ▁turn ▁where ▁he ▁crash ed , ▁padding ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁support ▁columns ▁like ▁the ▁one ▁he ▁hit , ▁and ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁doubles ▁competition ▁was ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁what ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁the ▁junior ▁start . ▁This ▁meant ▁that ▁compet itors ▁only ▁had ▁six ▁training ▁runs ▁on ▁the ▁alter ed ▁course ▁in ▁which ▁to ▁develop ▁an ▁entirely ▁new ▁strategy ▁for ▁their ▁runs . ▁After ▁the ▁first ▁run , ▁the ▁L inger ▁brothers ▁led ▁their ▁closest ▁compet itors , ▁brothers ▁And ris ▁and ▁Jur is ▁Š ics ▁of ▁Lat via , ▁by ▁a ▁raz or - th in ▁margin ▁of ▁. 0 8 8 ▁seconds . ▁However , ▁they ▁expanded ▁their ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁run , ▁winning ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁by ▁a ▁cum ulative ▁. 2 6 4 ▁seconds . ▁Their ▁victory ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁German ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁Games ▁from ▁swe eping ▁all ▁three ▁l uge ▁med als , ▁as ▁German ▁compet itors ▁had ▁previously ▁won ▁both ▁the ▁men ' s ▁and ▁women ' s ▁singles ▁events . ▁L inger ▁told ▁rep or ters ▁after ▁the ▁victory ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁more ▁difficult ▁than ▁the ▁medal ▁in ▁Tur in ▁four ▁years ▁earlier , ▁given ▁the ▁pressure ▁of ▁being ▁def ending ▁champions ▁and ▁the ▁favorite ▁to ▁win . ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁The ▁L inger ▁brothers ▁were