Feature: Aussie Winter Olympian primed to slide to glory in Beijing

SYDNEY, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Townsville in Australia's tropical far north is an unlikely place to produce an elite competitor in the adrenaline-charged winter sport of luge.

Yet it was in that sun-soaked Queensland city that 26-year-old Alexander Ferlazzo kicked off a pursuit that will soon land him back in Beijing for his third title at Winter Olympics glory.

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