Oberhof (pps) It will be "all or nothing" for Wilfried Huber of Italy at the seventh stop of the Viessmann Luge World Cup in Oberhof on January 16-17, 2010. His alternatives are either his seventh participation at the Olympic Games or being just a spectator at the XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada (February 12-28, 2010).
Should the athlete from South Tyrol secure a nomination to the Olympic luge team, he will set up a record for "eternity": Wilfried Huber, Olympic doubles' champion together with Kurt Brugger at the 1994 Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway, would be the first athlete ever to participate in his seventh Olympic Winter Games. Since 1988 in Calgary the 39-year old competed in all Winter Games - in Albertville (1992), Lillehammer (1994), Nagano (1998), Salt Lake City (2002) and Torino (2006).
While two-time Olympic champion Armin Zoeggeler and his room-mate Reinhold Rainer will certainly be nominated to the Olympic luge team, Huber and David Mair will be fighting for the third Olympic starting place. Right now, Huber occupies 12th place on the overall rankings, while Mair, who earned a magnificent sixth place in Winterberg, is just one rank behind with a total of 206 points. And Italy will announce its Olympic luge team after the Viessmann Luge World Cup event in Oberhof.
