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Luge

Olympic Sliding Centre

Singles men/women: Four runs over two days. Times tallied to determine winner

Doubles: Two runs over one day. Teams almost always male, but female or mixed pair permitted

Team relay: One female, one male, one doubles pair make one run each. When athlete hits touch pad at finish line next team member(s) starts

Relay touch pad

Sochi singles gold medallist Felix Loch (GER)

Starthouse 1: Men’s singles, team relay

Starthouse 2: Women’s singles, doubles

Youth Starthouse: Practice session starts

Junior Starthouse: Practice session starts

Finish house

164 ft
50m

Course length
Women/ doubles: 1,201.82m
Av slope: 5.13°
Men: 1,344.08m
Av slope: 5.53°
Av speed: 140km/h

Winter Olympic debut: 1964 

Gold medal winners Sochi 2014
Singles F. Loch (GER) Singles N. Geisenberger (GER)
Team Relay Germany Doubles Germany


Sources: POCOG, FIL, IOC
Original pictures: Associated Press