With women competing in doubles in luge for the first time, here's what to know about the fastest sport in the Winter Olympics

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Germany, Austria, Italy. They were the three best luge nations at the Milan Cortina Olympics, and very fittingly, they were the three best teams in the team relay on Thursday night.

Germany's Max Langenhan becomes the latest Olympic luge champion, winning gold in the men's singles at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Get up to speed with this handy guide to the fastest sport on ice.

Ashley Farquharson, the second American woman to medal in luge, benefitted from programs established after the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.

Men's doubles luge has Olympic fans asking why two-man luge is a thing originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Luge is one of those events at the Winter Olympics that draws some questions. And, well, that's before you even get to two-man luge, otherwise known as men's double luge.

Can't view the above video? Click here. Women’s doubles luge officially became an Olympic sport on Wednesday, debuting at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Before this year, Olympic doubles luge was technically open to both men and women,

The title for the fastest sport at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics belongs to luge. USA Luge is in pursuit of its first Olympic gold medal.

Andrea Voetter and Marion Oberhofer hadn't won a race this season on the World Cup circuit. They weren't even contenders in many of them. Ah, the comforts of home. A little Italian ice changed everything — and the first women's doubles luge champions in Olympic history are a pair of Italians who stared down the best teams in the world on Wednesday night.

MUSKEGON, MI — Blink and you’ll miss it. The fastest sport on ice is back for the Winter Olympics and Michigan has a perfect spot for you to experience the thrill of luge for yourself. On the shore of Lake Michigan sits a rare winter sports gem—a luge track built with the community in mind.

The Winter Olympics bring sports we barely see outside of these few weeks. Many of them look exciting. Some of them look like a bad idea for normal people. A lot of these events mix speed, ice, height,