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Feet first downhill on a sled at cheetah speed: What to know about luge at the Winter Olympics
Women's doubles luge debuts at the Winter Olympics with top athletes from Germany, Italy, Austria, and the U.S. competing at speeds over 85 mph, Germany leads with 22 gold medals.
- On Feb. 7-12 the Cortina Sliding Center in Cortina, Italy will host luge competition, featuring women's doubles in the Winter Olympics program for the first time.
- Racers begin each run by pushing off handles and digging spiked-gloved fingertips into the ice, then steer using body, hand and leg adjustments on a sled with no brakes, relying on feet to slow while reaching more than 85 mph.
- Italy, Austria and the U.S. each present named medal hopefuls, while Germany still fields stars like Max Langenhan, Felix Loch and Julia Taubitz and leads with 22 gold medals.
- The United States still seeks its first Olympic luge gold, having earned six medals overall but no golds, while Emily Fischnaller could race near home after marrying Dominik Fischnaller in 2025.
- USA Luge traces roots to around 800 B.C., citing Viking sleds, a 1972 Olympic men's doubles tie led to timing in thousandths, and the sport began taking off in 1964.
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Feet first downhill on a sled at cheetah speed: What to know about luge at the Winter Olympics
Luge is a thrilling, feet-first sliding sport featured in the Winter Olympics. It includes men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and a...
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