2 天之前 · Luge’s most important weekend of the year got underway Thursday, with the world championships opening on the track in Whistler, Canada, that was used for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

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A luge / luːʒ / 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.

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1 天前 · Canada's Trinity Ellis comes to a stop after her run while competing with teammate Dylan Morse, not seen, during the mixed singles event at the Luge world championships in Whistler, B.C., on Thursday.

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2 天之前 · Luge's most important weekend of the year got underway Thursday, with the world championships opening on the track in Whistler, Canada, that was used for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

lugeing, form of small-sled racing. Luge sledding is distinctive from bob and skeleton sledding in that the sled is ridden in a supine position (lying on the back) and steered by subtle leg and shoulder movements. The sport takes its name from the French word for “sled.”

2021年10月5日 · Learn about the history of luge at the Olympic Games. Luge Olympic History: When did the luge become an Olympic event? 1964 Innsbruck: Luge makes its Olympic debut. The inaugural competition comprises three events: men’s singles, women’s singles, and doubles.

USA Luge has captured 30 World Cup wins since 1994. Luge is the only sliding sport measured to the thousandth of a second. Speeds in luge can exceed 90 mph. The United States has two full-length, certified, Olympic-style luge tracks (Park City, Utah and Lake Placid, N.Y.). The average luge run has a vertical drop of 30 stories (300 feet).