In 2002 Werner Hoeger made news at the Salt Lake City Olympics as the oldest athlete competing, at the age of 48. At this year’s Turin Olympics, he will compete again for his native Venezuela, at the age of 52, in the luge.
In the Salt Lake City Olympics, Hoeger competed with his son. In this Olympics, his son will be staying home because of commitments to the Mormon church.
Hoeger’s goal is to have four clean runs in the competition, but he has few hopes of actually winning.
“We have to be realistic — in the sport of luging, we don’t have a chance of medaling.”
