With women competing in doubles in luge for the first time, here's what to know about the fastest sport in the Winter Olympics

Men's doubles luge has Olympic fans asking why two-man luge is a thing originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Luge is one of those events at the Winter Olympics that draws some questions. And, well, that's before you even get to two-man luge, otherwise known as men's double luge.

The first U.S. women's luge medal since 2014 went to Ashley Farquharson, who overcame fifth-place start to earn Olympic bronze in thrilling competition.

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT A slew of deaths haunt the historic games with the most dangerous sports seeming to be the luge and downhill skiing with athletes in both categories sustaining serious inj

Can't view the above video? Click here. Women’s doubles luge officially became an Olympic sport on Wednesday, debuting at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Before this year, Olympic doubles luge was technically open to both men and women,

Live updates from the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Tuesday. Get the latest news, results, medal count, TV schedules and highlights from Italy.

Germany's Max Langenhan becomes the latest Olympic luge champion, winning gold in the men's singles at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

The title for the fastest sport at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics belongs to luge. USA Luge is in pursuit of its first Olympic gold medal.

Marcus Mueller, 20, and his partner led all doubles lugers after the first run at the Olympics in Cortina, then had to settle for sixth.

Host Alexander Skarsgård plays a Milan Cortina-bound coach who's just trying to get his athlete to get on a sled.