Luge

Luge

Luge is a one or two person sport in which the participants ride a small sled feet first and face up down an ice slope or street. Because of the high speeds attained luge is timed to the thousandth of a second, it is an Olympic sport.

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FIL

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Federation Internationale de Luge. This is the governing body of Luge.

G-force

Sports; Luge

This refers to Gravitational force. This is the force that holds the sled and athlete against the wall on a banked turn. 1 'G' is equal to the force of gravity.

Omega curve

Sports; Luge

A series of three large, connected curves that alternate in direction, with the middle curve being much longer than the outer two curves. From above, the curve resembles the Greek letter Omega and ...

S-curve

Sports; Luge

A series of two connected curves that are backed in the opposite direction.

teams

Sports; Luge

In the Olympic Games each team can have a maximum of 3 men and 3 women entered in individual events. Teams may have two menís doubles teams. The number of team members is usually more in other luge ...

bootie

Sports; Luge

In Luge these are shoes that are worn by the competitors and they a specifically designed to be as aerodynamic as possible.

box

Sports; Luge

This is the reinforced area of the cufin that the bridges (supports) are inserted into using gummies (rubber insert). We just love sports jargon here at Fuzilogik Sports; it doesn't get better then ...