Luge

Luge Have you ever had the wind blowing in your face while going down an ice track? Well, I haven’t but it would be an amazing experience. Since I am not a luger, I’m going to tell you some interesting facts about luge. Luge is a very interesting sport; here’s why. Luge is skeleton and bobsleighing combine. The sport was invented not very long after skeleton and bobsleighing were known. Luge is one of the most dangerous sports in history. Now let’s get on to the equipment needed. You need a lot of equipment for luge. You need a helmet, gloves, and a certain body hugging suit. The suit is skin tight from head to toe; which helps for wind resistance. Since now you know a little bit about the sport, I’m going to tell you the rules of the game. First you need the sled. The sled is small. It looks like an old wooden sled. You are lying down on the sled and your feet dangle off in the front. There isn’t much protection around you. You need to know how to start and how to take off. Taking off occurs when the starting light turns green. The fastest time down the track wins. There can be singles or doubles. What I mean by that is you can go down with a friend, brother, or sister. Then you lay on each other and the maximum amount of people at one time is two. If you are a double the person you are going down with has to be the same gender as you. That is called double luge. Luge has many athletes. One athlete is Tony Benshoff. He is an American. He came in second for men’s singles this year. Tony’s speed was 99 miles per hour. He was zooming down that track as fast as a subway train. Now that you know a few facts about luge you can try it. When you try it you will feel the wind blowing in your face and racing down the track? You will have that amazing feeling. You will feel as light as a feather. So go out and try luge.