Luge

By Maggie Fox & Ashlyn Lather

Equipment
The 3 most important pieces of equipment for Luge is the sled, helmet, and suit. You also will need a visor, gloves, finger spikes, and booties.

These are some pieces of equipment: sled,gloves,booties, helmet.

Luge rocks!

U.S. Athletes in this event for the 2014 Olympics

Here are a few athletes in Luge.

Aidan Kelly Chris Mazdzer Tucker West Preston Griffall and Matt Mortenson Jayson Terdiman and Christian Niccun Summer Bricher Erin Hamlin Kate Hansen.

History

The sport of Luge is close to the sports of skeleton and bobsled. Started in St. Moritz, Switzerland in the midto-late 19th century.
A map of Switzerland

Rules
A total of 110 people are in the Olympics. 38 men, 28 women, and 18 doubles will qualify. There are three different luge events. Men and women each compete in separate singles competitions. The women's track is always shorter than the men's, usually by roughly 15 percent. Olympic luge is unique in that the singles event is decided over the course of four runs taking place across two days.

Rules
All four runs are counted with the times added up and first place going to the fastest overall time. Other luge events like the World Championships only involve two runs per competitor.

Double Luge

Luge

Single Luge

Sleds
This is a Luge sled for a single player
This is a double person luge sled

A two person sled can weigh up to 25 kilograms.

World Record The Guinness World Record is held by Tony Benshoof of the United States who made it to a speed of 86.93 miles per hour.
Here is a man on a luge track

THANKS FOR WATCHING!!!!!!!!

Credits
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luge_at_the_2014_Winter _Olympics_%E2%80%93_Qualification http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_at_the_201 4_Winter_Olympics

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