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The Upper Peninsula Luge Club [11] in Negaunee, Michigan, is the only natural luge track in the United States. [12] The over 800 meter (half-mile) track features 10 full corners along its 88-meter (289 ft) vertical drop. Canada has tracks in Camrose, Hinton Luge, Alberta, Calgary and Ontario Luge Club.
The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships, part of the International Luge Federation (FIL) have taken place on an almost biennial basis in non-Winter Olympics years since 1979. These championships are shown for natural tracks. See FIL World Luge Championships for all artificial track events that have taken place since 1955.
Unlike its Olympic counterpart "kunstbahn" (artificial track) luge, natural tracks are to be adapted to the natural conditions. Artificial refrigeration and banked curves are not permitted. Natural tracks are partly built on existing paths, but also on specially created areas and must of course be adapted to the given terrain.
The FIL World Luge Championships, part of the International Luge Federation (FIL) have taken place on an almost annual basis in non-Winter Olympics years since 1955. These championships are shown for artificial tracks. See FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships for all natural track events that have taken place since 1979.
Luge men's singles curves Luge women's singles / men's doubles curves Opened Closed Winter Olympics Bosnia and Herzegovina (formerly Yugoslavia) Trebević [23] 1,300 125.9 10.2 13 13 11 1982 1991 1984 Canada: Calgary: 1,475 121.48 8 14 14 10 1986 2019 1988 France: Alpe d'Huez: 140 6 1940s ? 1950s ? none Alpe d'Huez (olympic track) 1,500 140 9.33 13
2024 FIL European Luge Championships; Venue: Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck ... ← Sigulda 2023. Winterberg 2025 →. The 2024 FIL European Luge Championships were ...
The Utah Olympic Park Track is a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in the United States, located in the Utah Olympic Park near Park City, Utah.During the 2002 Winter Olympics in nearby Salt Lake City, the track hosted the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton events, and is expected to reprise these roles for the 2034 Winter Olympics.
Luge is a winter sport featured at the Winter Olympic Games where a competitor or two-person team rides a flat sled while lying supine (face up) and feet first. The sport is usually contested on a specially designed ice track that allows gravity to increase the sled's speed.