Winter Olympics 2026: What is the difference between bobsleigh, skeleton and luge?

Luge sees one or two athletes ride a small sled, lying flat on their backs and moving feet-first down an ice track.

It begins when the athlete moves themselves forward in a seated position by pushing their hands against the ice before laying down in an aerodynamic position.

The route is navigated by athletes using their weight, arms and feet to turn their sled down the track as fast as possible.

Luge, which is the fastest sport in the Winter Olympics, features events in single formats, doubles and a mixed team relay, which debuted in 2014.

The relay involves four events: a women’s single, men’s single, women’s double and men’s double.

The women’s single luger goes first and must hit an overhead touchpad to release the men’s single luger.

Last to compete are the doubles teams – the women’s doubles go first, then the men’s doubles.

The singles events are over four runs and the doubles over two runs.

In all events, the fastest time accumulated wins gold.