LUGE

HISTORY

• Began in 1964 Olympics
• in innisbrook
• First ever luge in 1910
• Slide down an ice track
• Slide on a sled

EVENTS

• Doubles - 2 on a sled
• 16 curves and 1384m
• Single men - 1 man on a sled
• Single women - 1 women on a sled

EQUIPMENT

• Special suits to go fast
• Gloves that are spiky
• Shoes that are smooth at the bottom
• Helmets
• Clear or tinted goggles

ALEX GOUGH

• Calgary, Alberta
• 26 years old
• In 2011 won bronze at world championships (not Olympics)
• First Canadian to win a luge medal
• Let's cheer her on!

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INTERESTING FACT