But it’s an anonymous cool in the United States. Kennedy has toned down the punk look and vows -not to blurt out exactly what I think." (At the ‘88 Olympics, he offended one of his sport’s major backers, 3M, by publicly objecting to a piece of promotional tape an his luge.) He hopes it will be his success that finally puts luge in the U.S. spotlight. Kennedy finished second by a point to Austria’s Markus Prock in this season’s World Cup (he has been known to joke that his improved performance is due to steroids) and is a contender for Olympic gold.“That’s the only way this sport is going to be recognized here,” he says.
Kennedy loves speed so much that he mounts pretty much anything that flies-skateboard, surfboard- and in 1989 quit luging for snowboard races. He returned in 1990 convinced it was luge for life, and he’s even promised to stay off all other boards until after the Olympics. Anything to feel the cool of medal on his chest.;
