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Skiing
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

What exactly is it about Britons that makes us so good at hurtling down an icy drainpipe? | Zoe Williams

Skeleton provides a calming, timing-focused Winter Olympic spectacle with straightforward viewing cues and notable British dominance.
Mental health
fromDefector
6 days ago

Which Terrifying Sliding Sport Would You Brave? | Defector

Choosing an Olympic sliding discipline exposes whether a person seeks surrender, closeness, protection, or measured control when confronting intense fear.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Winter Olympics 2026: gold medals up for grabs in skiing, figure skating, luge and more live

Eight gold medals will be contested across skiing, biathlon, speed skating, luge, ice dance, freestyle moguls, Nordic combined and ice hockey.
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Skiing
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

U.S. hopes to chip away at Germany's luge dominance at the Milan-Cortina Games

Germany dominates Olympic luge, winning 87 medals (38 gold) since 1964 while the U.S. has six medals and no golds.
Television
fromInsideHook
2 weeks ago

Are You Ready for the 2026 Winter Olympics? "SNL" Is.

An SNL sketch comically depicts an elite luge Olympian who excels while deeply hating the sport, offering a new, humorous perspective on luge.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Feet first downhill on a sled at cheetah speed: What to know about luge at the Winter Olympics

Nobody knows for certain when luge the French word for sled started, since nobody surely took note of the first time someone slid feet-first down a slope. Some say the 15th century, with evidence that there were races in Norway around that time. USA Luge believes that the sport could date all the way back to around 800 B.C., citing research that Vikings used sleds that had two runners, kind of like those kids have gotten for decades.
Skiing
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

USA's Summer Britcher boosts Olympic luge bid with another World Cup gold

Summer Britcher leads the World Cup standings after winning in Sigulda, is a top medal contender for Milan Cortina Olympics and extended USA Luge records.
World news
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Russian luge athletes compete alongside Ukrainians in Lake Placid, N.Y.

Russian and Ukrainian luge athletes are competing side-by-side in Lake Placid at an Olympic qualifying event, with Russians allowed only under neutral status.
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