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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bridge

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These are support legs of the sled that attach the seat to the cufin.

bridge bolt

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These are the bolts that go through the boxes to fasten the cufin to the bridges.

clear

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That part of the track where the competitor begins his or her run.

competitions

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The major competitions in the sport of Luge are: The Olympic Games, the World Cup, the World Championships and the European Championships and the World and European Junior Championships.

competitors

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Competitors must be amateurs and not professional and be a member of an association that is affiliated to the FIL (Federation Internationale de Luge).