Tucker West, of Ridgefield, extended his record by winning the USA Luge men’s start championship for the 13th time Friday night, while Emily Fischnaller, who is originally from Suffield, narrowly edged Summer Britcher for the women’s title.

The start championships, at USA Luge’s indoor facility, are the unofficial start to the team’s competitive season.

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West’s combined three-start time of 10.68 seconds earned him the men’s win by a wide margin over Hunter Harris (11.13 seconds) and Aidan Mueller (11.29).

“I was struggling with a lat injury for the majority of the summer, so I’m happy with how I’ve come back from that,” West said. “It’s feeling good, and I’m hoping to keep that feeling going into the season.”

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