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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runner temperature

Sports; Luge

The blades on the sled will have a certain temperature and the race rules and track conditions will determine what the allowable temperature can be.

sandpaper

Sports; Luge

Sandpaper is used to polish the edge of the sled blades or runners.

settle

Sports; Luge

That part of the start when the competitor lies down on the sled.

shades

Sports; Luge

These are a kind of cover that can be used to do a couple of different things; they can shade the track from the direct rays of the sun and they can also be used to keep snow off the track.

shoes

Sports; Luge

In Luge the competitor's shoes have smooth soles, in skeleton the shoes have .27 inch (7 mm) cleats to help them get a good start.

skeleton

Sports; Luge

A skeleton is a type of sled that skeleton riders ride on down the track. It can be made of either fiberglass or steel. The combined weight of the sled and the rider, for men can't be over 253 pounds ...

sled

Sports; Luge

A sled (different from a skeleton) is what the competitors ride on and the sled may not weigh more that 50 Lbs (23 kg) for a sled that holds one rider or 59.4 Lbs (27 kg) for a sled that holds 2 ...