18 medals are awarded in four different disciplines: men's singles, women's singles, mixed team, and big ring. The first two athletes in each event qualify directly for the Olympics. The rest of the places are filled through qualifying rounds. The top three finishers in each event at the Youth Olympic Games will also qualify for the Olympics. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Russia, Canada's Justin Kripps won gold in the men's single luge while Germany's Sarah Maier took silver and France's Marion Garzone won bronze. Kripps also won gold at the 2013 World Championships in Riga, Latvia. Maier took silver and American Justin Schneider won bronze. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Canada's Tim McLean won gold in the men's single luge while Switzerland's Simon Ammann took silver and Germany's Felix Gottwald won bronze. McLean also won gold at the 2009 World Championships in Lake Placid New York. Ammann took silver and Russian Alexandr Zubkov won bronze.