| Luge at the Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC Code | LUG |
| Governing body | FIL |
| Events | 4 (men: 1; women: 1; mixed: 2) |
| Winter Olympics | |
Luge is a winter sport featured at the Winter Olympic Games where a competitor or two-person team rides a flat sled while lying supine (face up) and feet first. The sport is usually contested on a specially designed ice track that allows gravity to increase the sled's speed. The winner normally completes the route with the fastest overall time. It was first contested at the 1964 Winter Olympics, with both men's and women's events and a doubles event. Doubles is technically considered an open event since 1994, but only men have competed in it.[1][2][3] German lugers (competing under the IOC country codes of EUA, GDR, FRG and GER at different times since 1964) have dominated the competition, winning 87 medals of 153 possible.
- ^ "Luge". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ "Women & the Winter Olympics". topend sports. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ "Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang" (PDF). fil-luge.org. Retrieved February 16, 2018.