1. Elsewhere in the park, a luge ride operates from November through February and again from June to August.

2. Luge is the French word for sled.

3. It has two types: luge and bobsleigh.

4. But the main attraction is two concrete luge tracks, one for beginners.

5. Luge athletes race by lying on their backs on sleds with steel runners. The athletes control the sleds with their feet as they speed down a track covered with ice.

6. Street luge began with skateboarders racing one another downhill while sitting on their boards.

7. Luge athletes race by lying on their backs on sleds with steel runners.

8. Luge has the reputation of being one of the most dangerous sports in the Olympics.

9. Then, shortly before the opening ceremony, a luger from Georgia was killed on a training run, leading to questions about the luge track's safety and forcing officials to modify the course.

10. Still, several adjustments were made and the luge competition went on as planned.

11. Before the Games began, Georgian luge slider Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed during practice.

12. The cauldron of 1964 was lit by Christl Haas ( Alpine skiing) and the 1976 flame was ignited by Josef Feistmantl(Luge).

13. After becoming the youngest luge participant ever as a 16-year-old at the 1998 Nagano Games in Japan, Keshavan returned home to the Himalayas and went to work waiting tables.

14. Bob Pereyra admits he had to work extra hard to win the luge road-racing event Saturday at Castaic.

15. Sports included in the Winter Olympics nowadays include bobsled, curling, ice hockey, luge , skating, skiing, ski jumping, and snowboarding.

16. The Formula One team and commercial car maker will predominantly offer technical help to Italians competing in Winter Olympic pursuits such as bobsleigh and the luge.

17. Andris Sics and Juris Sics, Latvia, winning the silver medal during the Luge Doubles Final at Whistler Sliding Centre, Whistler, during the Vancouver Winter Olympics. 17th February 2010.

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18. Bruno Banani of Tonga crashes during the qualification race for the luge World Cup in Oberhof, Germany January 15.

19. It also has enjoyed its usual dominance in sledding sports, where it has already won nine medals in luge, bobsled and skeleton.

20. The first eight days of the Winter Games in Vancouver have had plenty of controversy. Before the Games began, Georgian luge slider Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed during practice.

21. The athletes will compete to win medals in eighty-four events. They will test their skills in seven winter sports: biathlon, bobsleigh, curling, ice hockey, luge, skating and skiing.

22. Emily Sweeney of the US crashes in the ice channel during the luge World Cup race in Oberhof, Germany January 16, 2011.