Luge at 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
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After Emily Fischnaller broke her neck and back at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, she wasn't sure if she would ever take another luge run again.
Luge made its Olympic debut in 1964, where athletes race feet first on a sled at speeds exceeding 80 miles per hour. Competitors complete four runs over two days and their cumulative times determine their rankings, with gold awarded for the lowest total time.
The newly reconstructed Cortina Sliding Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, will be a busy venue during the 2026 Winter Olympics. Also called the Eugenio Monti Sliding Centre, in honor of the late highly decorated Italian bobsledder and two-time Olympic ...
The last remaining open quota spot for a luge athlete at the Milan Cortina Olympics cannot be reallocated, the International Luge Federation said Thursday, despite hopes by some sliders that it would be awarded. By International Olympic Committee rule, the ...