Luge is a winter sliding sport where competitors ride feet-first and head-first on a sled at speeds over 120 mph down an ice track. Competitions take place over 2 days with 4 runs for each competitor. There are 4 luge events - men's singles, women's singles, doubles, and challenge cup. Countries that participate include Argentina, Australia, Austria, and others. Luge originated from viking sleds and the first official event was in 1885. It became an Olympic sport in 1995. Athletes train with exercises like sit-ups and sprints to build upper body strength needed for steering. Luge is a dangerous sport, with an American athlete dying this year. The US has not medaled

1. LUGEBy. Kelly Coffman

2. In luge you are on a sled feet down on your back, speeding down the track at speeds of over120 mph.The event takes place over a 2 day span where each competitor gets 4 runsWhat its about

3. Men's singles

4. Womens singles

5. Double luge (mixed)

6. Challenge cupLuge has four events that make it up.

7. Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Taiwan, Ukraine, and USA.Countries

8. It was said that viking s may have invented lugeThe first recorded event was in 1885The first time luge appeared in the olynpics was 1995Luge History

9. Luge athletes need to be able to have lots of upper body strengthsit-ups, push-ups, pull-ups, 30 meter sprints, 300 meter sprints are some of the things they do to trainSkills

10. If you aren’t careful you may be killed.This year an American lugist was killed.This sport is dangerous