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luge: Quick Facts

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Also Known As luge tobogganing • lugeing

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On the track
Luzi Meisser
Olympic lugers and spectators, 1964
Luge
Bobsledding, luge, and skeleton sledding courses
Ingrīda Amantova
Andreas Linger and Wolfgang Linger of Austria, wearing yellow helmets and blue Olympic uniforms, celebrate with raised arms after winning gold in men's doubles luge at Vancouver 2010.
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Tatjana Hüfner
German luger
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Andreas Linger
Austrian luger
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Wolfgang Linger
Austrian luger
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Sylke Otto
German athlete
Hackl, Georg
Georg Hackl
German luger
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Armin Zöggeler
Italian luger
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Thomas Köhler
German luger

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