Overview
- Luge remains the fastest Winter Olympic sport, with athletes topping about 90 mph without seat belts or brakes.
- Team USA’s Jonathan Gustafson races men’s singles on Saturday, stressing precision steering through subtle shoulder and body shifts.
- Olympic singles events span four runs over two days, with winners determined by cumulative time measured to 0.001 seconds.
- The program now includes a standalone women’s doubles event, with U.S. sliders Chevonne Forgan and Sophia Kirkby entered.
- USA Luge brings an 11-athlete roster to Italy and is targeting the program’s first-ever Olympic gold.