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Lara Kipp
Lara Michaela Kipp (born 4 October 2002) is an Austrian luger. Career Kipp was selected to compete at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Luge at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Girls' doubles, doubles, however, her doubles teammate, Selina Egle, suffered a fractured metatarsus during a training session and had to withdraw from the competition. Kipp made her international debut for Austria at the 2023 FIL World Luge Championships where she won silver medals in the 2023 FIL World Luge Championships – Women's doubles, doubles and 2023 FIL World Luge Championships – Women's doubles' sprint, doubles' sprint events, along with her doubles teammate Selina Egle. At the 2024 FIL World Luge Championships, she won a gold in the 2024 FIL World Luge Championships – Women's doubles, doubles event with a time of 1:24.761. In January 2025, she competed at the 2025 FIL European Luge Championships, and won gold medals in the doubles and team relay events. She then competed at the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luge
A luge () is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds Supine position, supine (face-up) and feet-first. A luger begins seated, propelling themselves initially from handles on either side of the start ramp, then steers by using the Calf (leg), calf muscles to flex the sled's runners or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the pod. Racing sleds weigh for singles and for doubles. Luge is also the name of an Olympic sport that employs that sled and technique. It is not to be confused with Skeleton (sport), skeleton bob, which is also a single person tray-like sled in the Bobsleigh family, and the name of the sport that uses that sled, but which is designed for a running start, steering by shoulders and feet, and to be laid on face down and head first. While skeleton and bobsleigh are part of one international federation and sport, luge is organised separately by the International Luge Federation (FIL). Lugers can reach speeds of over 140 km/h (87 mph), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
