Has anyone ever died in luge at the Olympics?

The nail-biting sport continues to be a Winter Olympics favorite, but its massive speed and high intensity action can be ...

Italian team rallies for men's doubles gold in luge at Milan Cortina Games, US falls short

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — For Italy, it was a double-gold night in doubles luge. And USA Luge made history, just not ...
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Germans, Austrians to battle for luge gold in men's singles event

Luge begins competition at Milan Cortina 2026 on Saturday, Feb. 7, with the men's singles event hitting the track at 11 a.m.
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Farquharson and U.S. Luge close Olympic run surrounded by team and family

Ashley Farquharson opened for the United States, posting a 55.771-second run, third fastest in the women’s singles leg, with the team finishing fifth overall.

Langenhan, Mueller, Fischnaller lead way after 1st 2 runs of Olympic men's luge race

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The race for the medals in men's singles luge might already be down to three sliders. Germany ...
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Italy sweeps men's, women's doubles luge as USA's dramatic gold bid slips away

After a dramatic final run in the men's doubles luge event, Italy's Emanuel Rieder and Simon Kainzwaldner took gold on ...

Summer Britcher posts fastest US time in Olympic women's luge training

Summer Britcher posted the ninth-best time during the six training runs for the women's singles luge competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Julia Taubitz is 1st and Merle Fraebel is 2nd at midway point of Olympic women's luge race

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — German teammates Julia Taubitz and Merle Fraebel have pulled away after the first two runs of ...