Luge
Luge is a Winter Olympics sport. It is similar to the bobsleigh, but faster and more dangerous. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, a Georgian athlete was killed in practice after several complaints that the track was too fast.
Highest governing body | Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course |
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First played | 1870s |
Characteristics | |
Contact | No |
Team members | Teams of 1 or 2 |
Mixed gender | Yes, but usually in separate competitions |
Type | Winter sport, Time trial |
Equipment | Sled, helmet, suit, visor, gloves, finger spikes, booties |
Venue | Luge tracks |
Presence | |
Olympic | Part of Winter Olympic program in 1964 to 2026 |