Luge
Luge is a fast-paced sport that propels one or two people down an ice tube at very high speeds. The person or people lie feet-first on a special sled that has metals runners that control the sled's direction. Athletes can make small adjustments to the luge's left-or-right direction.
Luge first appeared in the Winter Olympics in 1964, at Innsbruck, Austria. |
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Luge athletes make several runs down the course. The lowest average time wins. The more the luge and the athlete(s) weigh, the faster the luge goes. Therefore, weight restrictions exist.
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