If a child shows promise, he or she is invited to the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, N.Y., during the winter to try out the luge on a real ice track.

The final luge World Cup event before the 2026 Winter Olympics will not take place on the German Königssee track because of delays in the reconstruction of the venue in the wake of storm damage.

The Russian Luge Federation (FSSR) said it will take legal action over a decision by the sport's global governing body to bar ...

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Russian luge athletes are excluded from competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics even as individuals with neutral status, the sport's governing body decided Wednesday.

Tatyana Ivanova, of Russian Olympic Committee, celebrates winning the bronze medal in the luge women's singles at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing.

The Russian Luge Federation (FSSR) said it will take legal action over a decision by the sport's global governing body to bar ...

FILE - Tatyana Ivanova, of Russian Olympic Committee, celebrates winning the bronze medal in the luge women's singles at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in the Yanqing district of ...

FILE - Tatyana Ivanova, of Russian Olympic Committee, celebrates winning the bronze medal in the luge women's singles at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in the Yanqing district of ...