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Ansel Haugsjaa, Chevonne Forgan win 2 titles at USA Luge's national start championships

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Ansel Haugsjaa and Chevonne Forgan won titles in both singles and doubles races at USA Luge’s national start championships. Haugsjaa claimed the men’s singles title and then teamed up with Marcus Mueller to win the men’s doubles race, while Forgan won the women’s singles before pairing with Sophia Kirkby for a doubles victory. The article highlights their versatility but notes that they prefer focusing on doubles luge despite their success in singles events.

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At USA Luge’s national start championships in Lake Placid, New York, Ansel Haugsjaa and Chevonne Forgan won titles in both singles and doubles races. This event marks the unofficial beginning of the team's competitive season. Haugsjaa secured the men’s singles title and then partnered with his Olympic teammate Marcus Mueller, who finished second individually, to claim their second consecutive national men’s doubles start championship. Similarly, Forgan won the women’s singles race before teaming up with her Olympic partner Sophia Kirkby to defend their women's doubles title from the previous season. The performance of these athletes highlights the versatility and skill required in both singles and doubles luge events.

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Forgan PERSON · 4× Haugsjaa PERSON · 4× Mueller PERSON · 2× Olympic ORG · 2× Ansel Haugsjaa PERSON · 1× Chevonne Forgan PERSON · 1× LAKE PLACID GPE · 1× Marcus Mueller PERSON · 1× N.Y. GPE · 1× USA Luge’s ORG · 1×

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Haugsjaa took the men’s singles crown, then paired with Olympic teammate Marcus Mueller — who was second in the singles race, tied with fellow doubles specialist Zack DiGregorio — for their second national men’s doubles start title in the last three years.

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Ansel Haugsjaa, Chevonne Forgan win 2 titles at USA Luge's national start championships · assertive framing

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Ansel Haugsjaa and Chevonne Forgan went to the Olympics last winter as doubles sliders. asserted

Haugsjaa → go → sliders

They did just fine on their own in the season’s opening race. asserted

They → do → race

Haugsjaa and Forgan pulled off rare feats by claiming titles in both singles and doubles races at USA Luge’s national start championships, which are considered the unofficial start of the team’s competitive season. asserted

which → pull → season

It was a night for doubles sliders to shine. asserted

sliders → shine → ?

who → take → years

Forgan claimed the women’s singles title, before joining her Olympic teammate Sophia Kirkby to successfully defend their doubles start title. asserted

Forgan → claim → title

“Showing up first and second in the singles race, we were feeling good going into doubles,” Haugsjaa said. asserted

Haugsjaa → show → doubles

“I was shocked by how comfortable and easy it felt going back on the doubles sled after doing singles. asserted

it → shock → singles

Felt like I was right back at home, so it was really nice.” asserted

it → feel → home

Mueller and Haugsjaa, who were world champions at the junior level, led the Olympic doubles race at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy in February, before a mistake in the second run sent them to a sixth-place finish. asserted

mistake → lead → finish

Their success in singles on Friday doesn’t have them thinking about trying those races more often. asserted

them → have → races

“I think we’re going to stick with doubles,” Mueller said. asserted

Mueller → think → doubles

“We made that decision a few years ago, to stick with doubles because we thought we can do a lot better. asserted

we → make → doubles

And with how close it was in these recent Olympics, I think we’re really going to go for gold.” asserted

we → think → gold

Same goes for Forgan, whose singles win seemed to catch her by surprise. asserted

win → go → surprise

“Singles is scary,” Forgan said. asserted

Forgan → say → ?

“Singles definitely poses interesting challenges.” asserted

Singles → pose → challenges

Tucker West, a 13-time national start champion, retired after last season. asserted

West → retire → season

Olympic women’s singles racer Summer Britcher did not slide while recovering from injury, and longtime U.S. team member and Olympic veteran Emily Fischnaller has not revealed her future plans. asserted

Fischnaller → slide → plans

The World Cup season starts Nov. 28-29 in Winterberg, Germany. asserted

season → start → Winterberg