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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controlled

Sports; Luge

This is a competitor who is chosen at random to make sure they are within the same weight as when they were officially weigh in. This is a check to keep the competitors honest. As if there would be ...

course

Sports; Luge

Courses are made up of left and right hand turns as well as hairpin and S sections. The men's singles course should be between 1093-1366 yards (1000-1250 meters) and 874-1148 yards (800-1050 meters ...

crank

Sports; Luge

To use particularly hard pressure to steer a sled.

crash

Sports; Luge

To have an accident and not be able to finish the race.

cufin

Sports; Luge

The runners on the bottom of the sled. They are made of fiberglass and this is what the steel runners attach to. Also know as "kufin"

kufin

Sports; Luge

See "Cufin"

diamond paste

Sports; Luge

This is a special type of cream that has microscopic particles of diamonds and it is used to polish the runners to help reduce the friction between the runners and the ice.