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 Ca ...
at the
2022 Winter Olympics
The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), were an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beijing, China, and surrounding areas wit ...
was held at the
Xiaohaituo Bobsleigh and Luge Track
The Yanqing National Sliding Centre is a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Yanqing District, a suburban district in Beijing. Also known as “The House of Speed” this venue hosted the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton events for the 2022 Win ...
which is one of the Yanqing cluster venues between 5 and 10 February 2022.
A total of 106 quota spots were distributed to the sport of luge, a decline of four from the 2018 Winter Olympics. A total of four events were contested, one for men, one open event, one for women and one mixed.
Qualification
A maximum of 106 athletes were allowed to compete at the Games. Countries were assigned quotas using the results of Olympic Qualification World Cup Ranking List from 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2021.
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for all four events.
All times are in local time (
UTC+8
UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00.
It is the most populous time zone in the world, as well as a possible candidate for ASEAN Common Time, mainly due to China's large population, with an estimated population ...
), according to the official schedule correct as of March 2021. This schedule may be subject to change in due time.
Medal summary
Germany dominated the luge competitions, sweeping all four gold medals, and earning six overall.
Medal table
Events
Participating nations
A total of 110 athletes from 26 nations (including the IOC's designation of ROC for the Russian Olympic Committee) qualified to participate. Ireland made its Olympic sport debut.
''The numbers in parentheses represents the number of participants entered.''
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References
External links
Official Results Book – Luge
{{Luge at the Winter Olympics
2022
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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 Ca ...
Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympic Games (), also known as the Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held i ...