Italians Emanuel Rieder and Simon Kainzwaldner caused a major surprise when they seized Olympic gold in the men's luge doubles on Wednesday, ending Germany's three Games-long hold on glory.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- When Emily Fischnaller stepped to the luge starting line eight months after a horrific crash at the 2018 Olympic Games that left her with a broken neck and broken back, an unfamiliar emotion flooded through her body, one she hadn't felt in 15 years of doing her sport.