Articles in the ‘Luge’ Category

If you’re one of those people who get nervous going 90 mph even in the relatively safe confines of a car on a highway designed for speed, then the idea of going at this speed on a sled just inches above an unforgiving and icy surface probably seems unbelievably terrifying. But this is exactly what [...]

As preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia continue to progress, a lot of attention is being paid to the bobsled, luge and skeleton track. After the tragic death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili in training just prior to the 2012 Olympics in Vancouver, Olympic planners are going against the “bigger, faster, more [...]