Luge at the Winter Olympics explained

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Code:	LUG
Sport:	luge
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Womenevents:	1
Mixedevents:	2

Luge is a winter sport featured at the Winter Olympic Games where a competitor or two-person team rides a flat sled while lying supine (face up) and feet first. The sport is usually contested on a specially designed ice track that allows gravity to increase the sled's speed. The winner normally completes the route with the fastest overall time. It was first contested at the 1964 Winter Olympics, with both men's and women's events and a doubles event. Doubles is technically considered an open event since 1994, but only men have competed in it.^{[1] [2] [3]} German lugers (competing under the IOC country codes of EUA, GDR, FRG and GER at different times since 1964) have dominated the competition, winning 87 medals of 153 possible.

Summary

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Events

Event	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60																		Year
Men's singles									•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	17
Men’s doubles									•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	17
Women's singles									•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	17
Women's doubles																									•	1
Team relay																						•	•	•	•	4
Total events									3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5

Medal leaders

Athletes who won at least two gold medals or three medals in total are listed below.

Athlete	NOC	Event	Olympics	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
		Women's singles Team relay	2010–2022	6	0	1	7
		Doubles Team relay	2014–2022	6	0	0	6
		Doubles Team relay	2014–2022	6	0	0	6
		Men's singles	1994–2014	2	1	3	6
		Men's singles	1988–2006	3	2	0	5
		Doubles	1988–1998	2	1	1	4
		Doubles	1988–1998	2	1	1	4
		Men's singles Doubles	1964–1972	1	1	2	4
		Men's singles Team relay	2010–2014	3	0	0	3
		Men's singles Doubles	1964–1968	2	1	0	3
		Men's singles Doubles	1972–1988	2	1	0	3
		Doubles	2006–2014	2	1	0	3
		Doubles	2006–2014	2	1	0	3
		Men's singles Doubles	1976–1980	2	0	1	3
		Women's singles	1998–2006	1	1	1	3
		Women's singles	2006–2014	1	1	1	3
		Men's singles Team relay	1994–2014	0	3	0	3
		Men's singles	1984–2002	0	2	1	3
		Doubles Team relay	2006–2014	0	1	2	3
		Doubles Team relay	2006–2014	0	1	2	3
		Doubles	1976–1980	2	0	0	2
		Women's singles	1984–1988	2	0	0	2
		Women's singles	1992 2002–2006	2	0	0	2

Medal table

Sources (after the 2022 Winter Olympics):^[4]
Accurate as of 2022 Winter Olympics.

Note: two gold medals handed in the 1972 doubles competition.

Number of lugers by nation

Nations	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	14	13	16	14	17	22	22	25	24	26	24	24	24	24	26
Lugers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	68	85	83	94	80	81	90	89	92	93	110	108	110	108	110	106

See also

• List of Olympic venues in luge
• List of multiple Olympic medalists in one event
• Luge at the Youth Olympic Games

References

• List of Olympic medalists in luge from the IOC. - accessed 17 February 2010.

Specific

Notes and References

1. Web site: Luge . Australian Olympic Committee . February 16, 2018.
2. Web site: Women & the Winter Olympics . topend sports . February 16, 2018.
3. Web site: Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang . fil-luge.org . February 16, 2018.
4. Web site: Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries . olympanalyt.com . 2022-02-20.