Germany Claims 8th Consecutive Olympic Gold in Women's Luge

Germany, the dominant force in sliding sports, has once again made Olympic history by securing its eighth consecutive gold medal in women's singles luge.

Julia Taubitz of Germany won the women's singles luge at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on February 10 with a time of 3 minutes 30.625 seconds.

With this victory, Germany has won gold in the event at every Winter Olympics since the 1998 Nagano Games.

Germany, including its former East and West German eras, has long dominated sliding sports. The country has claimed 38 of the 52 gold medals awarded in Olympic luge and captured 22 of 53 gold medals in bobsled through the 2022 Beijing Games.

Germany's eight consecutive golds in women's singles luge represents the longest active winning streak by a single nation in any specific Winter Olympic event.

Among discontinued streaks, Russia, including the Soviet era, holds the record with 12 consecutive victories in figure skating pairs from the 1964 Innsbruck Games through the 2006 Turin Games.

In the Summer Olympics, the longest active streak stands at 10 consecutive gold medals, held by South Korean women's archery. The Korean team has won gold in the team event at every Olympics from Seoul 1988 through Paris 2024.

China has matched this feat in two events: women's 3-meter springboard diving, featuring champions Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia from Seoul 1988 through Paris 2024, and women's singles table tennis since the event became an official Olympic sport in 1988.

The United States achieved 10 consecutive victories in men's 4x100-meter medley relay from Los Angeles 1984 through Tokyo 2020. The Americans sought an 11th straight gold at Paris 2024 but finished second to China.

The all-time record belongs to the United States in men's pole vault, with 16 consecutive gold medals from the first modern Olympics in Athens 1896 through Munich 1972.