The sled is made from fiberglass and steel and is custom-made for the athlete based on their height and weight. The sled rides on two sharp-bottomed blades known as runners, the only part of the ...

For luge, sleds consist of two razor-sharp blades — commonly referred to as "runners" — with attached steels that are held together by two bridges.

Kennedy’s deadlining to get four sets of steels – the runners on luge sleds - to the Bulgarian team for Pyeongchang. "What runs on the ice," he says over the din of the machinery, ...

SOMMERSTEIN: In luge, you can win or lose by a hundredth of a second, so all the parts of the sled - these steels, the shell an athlete lies on, the candy cane-shaped kuffens used to steer, the ...

A luge sled is made up of two runners, two steels, two bridges and a seat, according to NBC Olympics. The steels are what slide along the ground. They are attached to the runner, which is how the ...

Luge is a one or two-person event where an athlete lies on their back on a flat sled and races down a specially designed ice track. Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Watch all the action from the ...

SOMMERSTEIN: No molten metal, but ribbons of metal fly. Kennedy's deadlining to get four sets of steels, the runners on luge sleds, to the Bulgarians for Pyeongchang.

Luge will return to the Winter Olympics. Here is everything you need to know about the high-speed event at the 2022 Beijing Games.