Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics - Luge
The Winter Olympics are here, and that means Luge is back on our screens!
You can view the schedule here. Luge is on from 7-12 February 2026.
What is Luge?
Luge is the fastest sport in the Winter Olympics. Athletes lie on their backs on a small sled, with their feet stretched out in front of them, and race along an icy track at speeds exceeding 150 km/hr, without mechanical brakes. The blades under the sled are also sharper than those in bobsleigh or skeleton and more difficult to control. Yet, these champions make it look easy. Despite enduring 6Gs of pressure on the curves, they must remain physically relaxed to maintain the maximum speed.
The rules for each event are different:
Women's and men's singles – Athletes compete on the same track, with each luger making four runs over two days. These are timed to a thousandth of a second, and the times are added together. The athlete with the fastest total time is the winner. In women's singles, athletes start from a lower point than the men.
Men's and women's doubles – The doubles race takes place on a single day, with each pair completing two runs. Again, the pair with the fastest cumulative time wins gold.
Team relay – The team relay involves four events: women's singles, men's singles, women’s doubles, and men’s doubles. The women's luger goes first, with the athlete hitting a hanging touchpad at the bottom of the track. Once the touchpad is hit, the gate for the next sledge (men's single) opens. The doubles teams are the last to compete. After all four crews have crossed the finish line, the team with the fastest cumulative time wins.
Very brief history of Luge
Luge originated as a sport in Switzerland, with roots dating to the 16th century. Although it is one of the oldest winter sports, it only made its Olympic debut in 1964 at the Innsbruck Olympic Winter Games with a men's event, a women's event, and a doubles event. The team relay was introduced at Sochi 2014. Women’s doubles will make its Olympic debut at Milan-Cortina 2026. Since 1976, this sport has been held on the same track as the one used for bobsled races.
Visit the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics and Paralympics Hub Thread for more!
You can view the schedule here. Luge is on from 7-12 February 2026.
What is Luge?
Luge is the fastest sport in the Winter Olympics. Athletes lie on their backs on a small sled, with their feet stretched out in front of them, and race along an icy track at speeds exceeding 150 km/hr, without mechanical brakes. The blades under the sled are also sharper than those in bobsleigh or skeleton and more difficult to control. Yet, these champions make it look easy. Despite enduring 6Gs of pressure on the curves, they must remain physically relaxed to maintain the maximum speed.
The rules for each event are different:
Women's and men's singles – Athletes compete on the same track, with each luger making four runs over two days. These are timed to a thousandth of a second, and the times are added together. The athlete with the fastest total time is the winner. In women's singles, athletes start from a lower point than the men.
Men's and women's doubles – The doubles race takes place on a single day, with each pair completing two runs. Again, the pair with the fastest cumulative time wins gold.
Team relay – The team relay involves four events: women's singles, men's singles, women’s doubles, and men’s doubles. The women's luger goes first, with the athlete hitting a hanging touchpad at the bottom of the track. Once the touchpad is hit, the gate for the next sledge (men's single) opens. The doubles teams are the last to compete. After all four crews have crossed the finish line, the team with the fastest cumulative time wins.
Very brief history of Luge
Luge originated as a sport in Switzerland, with roots dating to the 16th century. Although it is one of the oldest winter sports, it only made its Olympic debut in 1964 at the Innsbruck Olympic Winter Games with a men's event, a women's event, and a doubles event. The team relay was introduced at Sochi 2014. Women’s doubles will make its Olympic debut at Milan-Cortina 2026. Since 1976, this sport has been held on the same track as the one used for bobsled races.
Visit the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics and Paralympics Hub Thread for more!
Now time to watch some mad people slide on a tea tray down a hill.
We are in the midst of run 1 for the men, Langenhan is top for Germany, Romania is up and won’t be a threat
We seem to be cycling through the less fancied runners at present, the tip of the leaderboard has not been threatened for the last few sliders.
And run 1 is done, Germany lead Austria and Italy
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by Andrew97And run 1 is done, Germany lead Austria and Italy
Run 2 underway now
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by Geo Lover 7I caught the last 2 sliders. Will you watch run 2?
My notifs seem broken but I did watch.
Germany still top after run 2 from Austria and Italy. Looks to be Germany vs Austria for gold with runs 3 and 4 tomoroew
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by Andrew97Germany still top after run 2 from Austria and Italy. Looks to be Germany vs Austria for gold with runs 3 and 4 tomoroew
Run 3 completed and langenhan for Germany still top
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by Andrew97Run 3 completed and langenhan for Germany still top
Langenhan won the very first gold medal for the German team, goody! I think it was not the last medal in this discipline for the Germans.
TIme to add a medal ranking here!
Women's single-seater:
Taubitz (Germany)
Bota (Latvia)
Farquharson (USA)
I knew that it was not the last gold for the Germans.
Women's single-seater:
Taubitz (Germany) Bota (Latvia) Farquharson (USA) I knew that it was not the last gold for the Germans.
Another ranking, another grea success for German team!
Men's relay:
Germany
Austria
Italy
this discipline is definetely a medal guarantee for Germans!
Men's relay:
Germany Austria Italythis discipline is definetely a medal guarantee for Germans!
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And the Luge competitions have finished.
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by Geo Lover 7And the Luge competitions have finished.
This is the final medal ranking in total:
Germany: 3x
1x 1x Italy: 2x
0x 2x Austria: 0x
3x 1x Latvia: 0x
1x 0x USA: 0x
0x 1x Germany is a dominant nation in this discipline, yeah.
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by KallistoThis is the final medal ranking in total:
Germany: 3x 1x 1x
Italy: 2x 0x 1x
Austria: 0x 3x 1x
Latvia: 0x 1x 0x
USA: 0x 0x 1x
Germany is a dominant nation in this discipline, yeah.
Germany: 3x
1x 1x Italy: 2x
0x 1x Austria: 0x
3x 1x Latvia: 0x
1x 0x USA: 0x
0x 1x Germany is a dominant nation in this discipline, yeah.
Three another medal rankings are added to complete the results, here we go!
Men's Single-seater:
Langenhan (Germany)
Müller (Austria)
Fischnaller (Italy)
Men's Double-seater:
Rieder & Simon (Italy)
Steu & Kindl (Austria)
Wendl & Arlt (Germany)
Women's Double-seater:
Vötter & Oberhofer (Italy)
Eitberger & Matschina (Germany)
Egle & Kipp (Austria)
That is definetely one of Germany's 'golden' disciplines!
Men's Single-seater:
Langenhan (Germany) Müller (Austria) Fischnaller (Italy) Men's Double-seater:
Rieder & Simon (Italy) Steu & Kindl (Austria) Wendl & Arlt (Germany) Women's Double-seater:
Vötter & Oberhofer (Italy) Eitberger & Matschina (Germany) Egle & Kipp (Austria) That is definetely one of Germany's 'golden' disciplines!
(edited 2 weeks ago)
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