Mark Grimmette carries US Flag

Vancouver (pps) Mark Grimmette, the most successful US luge racer, will carry the flag of his home country at the opening ceremony of the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games on Friday. Together with his partner Brian Martin the 39-year-old had won the Bronze medal in the Doubles race at the 1998 Nagano Olympics and claimed Silver four years later at Salt Lake City. In addition to that they got four medals at World Championships and three World Cup Championships under their belt. Mark Grimmette participates in his fifth consecutive Winter Games after 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006.