The nail-biting sport continues to be a Winter Olympics favorite, but its massive speed and high intensity action can be treacherous.

Brian Martin competed in two Olympics in men’s doubles luge, winning bronze in 1998 and silver in 2002. As a young athlete in luge, I used to be superstitious. I’d think things like: Oh, I didn’t wear my lucky underwear last night so that’s probably why I didn’t have a good race.

Host Alexander Skarsgård plays a Milan Cortina-bound coach who's just trying to get his athlete to get on a sled.

Summer Britcher posted the ninth-best time during the six training runs for the women's singles luge competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Luge begins competition at Milan Cortina 2026 on Saturday, Feb. 7, with the men's singles event hitting the track at 11 a.m. ET.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The race for the medals in men's singles luge might already be down to three sliders. Germany’s Max Langenhan finished his two runs in 1 minute, 45.826 seconds on Saturday,

REMSEN, N.Y. -- Erin Hamlin-Hodge is stepping into a new role as a luge analyst for NBC’s coverage of the Winter Olympics. Hamlin-Hodge, who is a 2014 bronze medalist and the only female on Team USA to medal in singles luge, will begin her analyst duties in Italy. She left the sport in 2018 but has remained closely connected to luge.

Germany is expected to once again dominate the medal count in luge, but the U.S. could pull off a surprise or two, especially in the women's events.

Summer Britcher, a USA Luge veteran, found herself the subject of a "Saturday Night Live" skit. The skit featured a character named Gertie Burper, a luge athlete with a striking resemblance to Britcher.

With the 2026 Winter Olympics underway, here's a guide on the high-speed sledding sports: luge, skeleton and bobsleigh.