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WE ARE 24 DAYS AWAY FROM THE WINTER OLYMPICS. TODAY, SARANAC LAKS E’ CHRIS MAZDZER FOUND OUT HE IS RETURNING TO THE GAMES, BUT IT CAME DOWN TO THE LAST SECOND. THE 2018 SILVER MEDALI ST HAS BATTLEA D LOT OF ADVERSITY THIS YEAR. COMPETING THE ENTIRE SEASON WITH A BROKEN FOOT. BEFORE THE YEAR BEGAN, MAZDZER WAS A CLEAR CUT FAVORITE FOR THE U -S OLYMPIC TEAM IN SINGLES AND DOUBLES. HOWEVER, AFTER MAZDZER AND HIS DOUBLES PARTNER JAYSON TERDIMAN CRASHED IN THEIR FINAL RACE, THE DUO FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR DOUBLES. MAZDZER ONLY FINDING OUT HE QUALIFIED FOR SINGLES TODAY – BASED ON A LAST MINUTE RULING FROM THE INTERNATIONAL LUGE FEDERATION. I CAUGHT UP WITH MAZDZER, WHO SAYS FINDING OUT HE IS HEADING TO BEIJING IN SINGLES, AND NOT DOUBLES, IS BITTER SWEET. <IT FEELS GOOD, THERE IS A LOT OF RELIEF. I WISH I WAS HERE WITH MY DOUBLES PARTNER JAYSON. THAT IS KIND OF WHERE I PUT A LOT OF FOCUS THIS YEAR INTO. IT’S REALLY UNFORTUNATE. IF IT’S ONE RUN RACE DONT CRASH IN IT. IT’S A LITTLE BITTERSWEET, I REALLY WANTED TO DO SINGLES A ND DOUBLES AT THE OLYMPICS. I’M VERY EXCITED TO BE GOING TO THE OLYMPICS, I JUST WISH IT W

Mazdzer calls Olympic bid without doubles partner ‘bittersweet’

Saranac Lake’s Chris Mazdzer will be returning to the Olympics, without long-time friend and doubles partner, Jayson Terdiman.

Saranac Lake’s Chris Mazdzer found out he was returning to the games, but it came down to the last second. The 2018 silver medalist has battled a lot of adversity this year. Mazdzer competed the entire season with a broken foot. Before the year began, Mazdzer was a clear-cut favorite for the U.S. Olympic Team in singles and doubles. However, after Mazdzer and his doubles partner, Jayson Terdiman, crashed in the final race, the duo failed to qualify for doubles. Mazdzer found out today that he qualified for Beijing in singles, based on a ruling from the International Luge Federation. Saying heading to the Olympics is “bittersweet.””It feels good, there is a lot of relief. I wish I was here with my doubles partner Jayson. That is kind of where I put a lot of focus this year into. It’s really unfortunate. If it’s one run race don’t crash in it. It’s a little bittersweet, I really wanted to do singles and doubles at the Olympics. I’m very excited to be going to the Olympics, I just wish it was with Jayson,” Mazdzer said in a press conference.Mazdzer became the first American to ever earn an Olympic medal in men’s singles luge.

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Saranac Lake’s Chris Mazdzer found out he was returning to the games, but it came down to the last second.

The 2018 silver medalist has battled a lot of adversity this year. Mazdzer competed the entire season with a broken foot.

Before the year began, Mazdzer was a clear-cut favorite for the U.S. Olympic Team in singles and doubles. However, after Mazdzer and his doubles partner, Jayson Terdiman, crashed in the final race, the duo failed to qualify for doubles.

Mazdzer found out today that he qualified for Beijing in singles, based on a ruling from the International Luge Federation. Saying heading to the Olympics is “bittersweet.”

“It feels good, there is a lot of relief. I wish I was here with my doubles partner Jayson. That is kind of where I put a lot of focus this year into. It’s really unfortunate. If it’s one run race don’t crash in it. It’s a little bittersweet, I really wanted to do singles and doubles at the Olympics. I’m very excited to be going to the Olympics, I just wish it was with Jayson,” Mazdzer said in a press conference.

Mazdzer became the first American to ever earn an Olympic medal in men’s singles luge.