LAKE PLACID, N.Y. -- Jon Myles of Rumney, N.H., and Nick Sullivan of Oakdale, Minn., will face each other in a race-off for the final spot on the U.S. Olympic luge team.

"Because the Olympics are on our home track, USA Luge has a unique opportunity to find out which athlete is faster on the Olympic track," USA Luge executive director Ron Rossi said Friday. "As a result of that advantage, the Team Selection Committee decided to use its discretionary power by calling for a race-off."

Myles and Sullivan are scheduled to race three heats on both Jan. 5 and Jan. 6 in Park City, Utah. After each day of racing, in which the best two runs count, the slider with the lowest two-run combined time will be awarded 100 points. The second-place slider earns 80 points. The slider with the highest point total, after two days of racing, will be nominated for the team.

The winner will join Tony Benshoof of White Bear Lake, Minn., and Adam Heidt of Northport, N.Y. on the U.S. men's singles roster.