Luge

Also known as artificial luge olympic luge, luge on natural track, luge on artificial track, natural track luge

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Luge is a winter sport in which athletes race down an icy track while lying on their backs on a small, flat sled, competing for the fastest times. It's an Olympic and world championship sport that showcases speed, precision, and athleticism on one of winter sports' most challenging courses.

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Key facts

Sport.name: Luge
Sport.image: Mortensen and Griffall.jpg
Sport.imagesize: 250px
Sport.caption: American lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Sport.union: Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course
Sport.first: 1870s
Sport.contact: No
Sport.team: Teams of one or two
Sport.mgender: Yes, but usually in separate competitions
Sport.category: Winter sport, Time trial
Sport.equipment: Sled, helmet, suit, visor, gloves, finger spikes, booties
Sport.venue: Luge tracks
Sport.olympic: Part of Winter Olympic program since 1964

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Image: Départ d'un lugeur.jpg

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Commons category: Luge

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Article

17 sections

Contents

History
Artificial tracks
Natural track luge
Events
Training
Risks
Governing body
Olympic medal table
Men's singles
Doubles
Women's singles
Team relay
Total Olympic Medals
Fatal accidents
See also
References
External links

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A luge () is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine (face up) and feet first. A luger begins seated, propelling themselves initially from handles on either side of the start ramp, then steers by using the calf muscles to flex the sled's runners or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the pod. Racing sleds weigh for singles and for doubles. Luge is also the name of an Olympic sport that employs that sled and technique.