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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toboggan

Sports; Luge

See "sled"

training

Sports; Luge

Competitors make practice runs before the official race begins. Single sled competitors make at a minimum 5 training runs and doubles make at least 3 training runs.

getting pressure

Sports; Luge

When coming out of a curve, if the line the sled is taking is perfect the competitor will feel the sled being pushed (getting pressure) out of the curve.

gummy

Sports; Luge

This is a rubber insert that is put on the end of the bridge leg where that leg goes into the box. This gives the sled its flexibility for steering.

handle

Sports; Luge

These are metal grips, inside, on each side of the sled for the competitors to hold on to.

handle steer

Sports; Luge

A method of steering the sled by either pulling or pushing on the handles.

hook steer

Sports; Luge

A way of steering with the competitor hooking their toe under the horn of the cufin which lifts the front of the cufin and the sled goes in the direction of the lifted cufin. We really like the word ...