Competitive luge racing started in Switzerland in the late 1800s, but it wasn’t until 1964 that luge made its Olympic debut in Austria. At the 2018 Games, ...

Twelve years after Nodar Kumaritashvili died in a luge crash at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, his cousin Saba is racing in Beijing. "I wasn't afraid. I wanted to be in the Olympics to race." ...

The Olympic luge racing suit that Minnesota native Spiro Pina used while competing in men's single luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, was donated to the Minnesota Historical ...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Lake Placid has put forth an offer to host sliding sports for the 2026 Winter Olympics, which are scheduled to take place in Italy, where organizers are struggling to ...

Booties The name for a luge racing shoe. Designed to be lightweight and aerodynamic. Face shield Attaches to the front of a helmet. Designed to protect athletes from cold temperatures and ...

Luge racing is one of the fastest Winter Olympics sports, with sledders reaching speeds of more than 80 mph. And half of the four luge tracks in the U.S. are in Michigan.

The name for a luge racing shoe. Designed to be lightweight and aerodynamic. The sole of the shoe cannot be more than 20mm (.78 inches) thick. The basic components of a sled are two runners, two ...

For the past three winters, Steve Falk of Aurora, Ontario, has transformed his backyard into an Olympic playground, with a double luge fit for racing and a zigzagged course sure to bring the whiplash.

For the first time in eight years, there will be a new World Cup women's luge champion. Germany's Natalie Geisenberger — the seven-time defending champion and two-time defending Olympic singles ...

Jan 13, 2024 — A Potsdam teenager won two medals at the North American Continental Cup in Lake Placid. 16-year-old sophomore Seth Coats took home one gold and one bronze in luge races.