Luge
sliding sport where where an individual or a team of 2 propels a luge down a natural or artificial track
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.
 Luge pictogram | |
| Highest governing body | Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course |
|---|---|
| First played | 1870s |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | No |
| Team members | Teams of 1 or 2 |
| Mixed sex | 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 |
