Luge-The curse of curve 13 haunts women's singles in crash-packed first two runs

Every Olympics has its share of heroes, but for many of the women competing in the first half of the singles luge event there was also a clear villain - curve 13 1/2

Exit the small hill into the twisting curve at the finale of the 1,615-metre track a fraction off trajectory, or without quite enough momentum, and even the world's finest might be lucky to escape with only a poor time for injury.

But Taubitz's plight highlighted the risks of a sport where athletes hurtle feet-first and face-up down an icy track at speeds exceeding 130km an hour. Add to the list Austria's Madeleine Egle, a bronze medallist in Pyeongchang and one of the favourites, who flipped at curve 13 as well and lies in seventh place.

Amid all the chaos, the favourite and reigning gold medallist Natalie Geisenberger of Germany finished the first two rounds in pole position, followed by compatriot Anna Berreiter.

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