Olympics recap: The pecking order in luge is rarely broken, and Salt Lake City yielded few surprises. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - World Championships preview: Luge] Reference
But that said, luge is statistically one of the safer sports. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Luger Benshoof hopes to create fire on ice in Torino] Reference
There's Georg Hackl from Germany, arguably the best slider in luge history. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Luger Benshoof hopes to create fire on ice in Torino] Reference
But luge is so precise, a lot like the Formula One racing of sliding sports. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Luger Benshoof hopes to create fire on ice in Torino] Reference
All of my heroes are within luge, because I started when I was 13 years old. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Luger Benshoof hopes to create fire on ice in Torino] Reference
Argentina luger Ruben Gonzalez, after Georgia's Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed in luge training. From Wordnik.com. [Final words, from many places, on the Vancouver Games] Reference
Because luge is a faster sport, steering is more precise and any small mistake can lead to a big problem. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Twisting track an Olympic nightmare for lugers] Reference
This time around, fans can catch skeleton in Tamil, luge in Bangla and long track in Urdu on Olympic partners including Omni, ATN and APTN. From Wordnik.com. [Brandon Sun Online - Top Stories] Reference
No American woman has won an Olympic medal in luge. From Wordnik.com. [Luge champion Erin Hamlin hopes to be star of slide show] Reference
Latvia's first winter medal, a bronze, went to Martins Rubenis in luge. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Germany, U.S. finish 1-2 in medal count] Reference
It had a clip at one end and a loop at the other, and was called a luge line. From Wordnik.com. [Autobiographical Notes: Joy] Reference
Model: BIL and nephew - The luge is a gravity ride with a unique steering and braking. From Wordnik.com. [Hijack Queen] Reference
A luge is a go kart without the engine that is used for flying down a track on the mountain side. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
I'm talking about people in the luge, which is really just staying still and praying, as far as I can see. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 15, 2002] Reference
Erdmann, with Annegret Dietrich pushing, added the title to the two world championship golds she won in luge. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Erdmann leads German sweep at bobsledding worlds] Reference
Florschuetz, Wustlich win luge doubles. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Canada's Lueders sweeps bobsled] Reference
He finished 45th in luge at the 2002 Olympics. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Jamaican bobsled team story continues to inspire] Reference
Lena and I did the luge which is heaps of fun and had a great New Year's in Q-town. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com Recent Updates] Reference
Cash-strapped disciplines such as luge, men's bobsleigh and cross-country skiing will not receive a penny. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
I confess that the luge is a little boring. From Wordnik.com. [readersguide Diary Entry] Reference
7 hr 31 min ago, -0/+8Dugg ... except luge, which is awesome!. From Wordnik.com. [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference
He got some tubing too to make a Traffic cone luge. From Wordnik.com. [miss-k2 Diary Entry] Reference
They had a sick bar and an ice luge (for doing shots). From Wordnik.com. [drbigbeef Diary Entry] Reference
Another one is "banana," or "a 'luge rider who wipes out often.". From Wordnik.com. [bluemeany Diary Entry] Reference
The same with Tristan Gale (ph), who won gold in the women's luge. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 23, 2002] Reference
TRILLIN: It's like the Olympics: You want do luge, you do luge all year. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 19, 2002] Reference
Solution: Pass the torch, and stick Samaranch on a one-man luge out of town. From Wordnik.com. [Swiss Judge Gives A 5.2, Gets 5.2 Acres] Reference
He hopes it will be his success that finally puts luge in the U.S. spotlight. From Wordnik.com. [Duncan Kennedy] Reference
So, then Jen suggested an ice luge for shots and I thought, that's a good idea!. From Wordnik.com. [partygirl Diary Entry] Reference
TheMan and I stayed up until midnight playing with our first homemade ice luge. From Wordnik.com. [miss-k2 Diary Entry] Reference
(Soundbite of laughter) SIMON: They play it before the luge championships or something. From Wordnik.com. [Copland: Early Music From America's Composer] Reference
His first luge run, at 12, on the Olympic track in his of Lake Placid, N. Y, was "cool.". From Wordnik.com. [Duncan Kennedy] Reference
That's no easy task, given that the bobsled and luge, for example, were distilled to 200 pages. From Wordnik.com. [Mr. Gumbel's Marathon] Reference
Past years have involved dancers in skimpy dresses and a drink luge with glowing blue ice cubes. From Wordnik.com. [Step Up and Kiss Santy!] Reference
There was an ice luge, and to my knowledge, momma has never seen nor participated in an ice luge. From Wordnik.com. [Read It!] Reference
I mean, did you ever see the two-men luge where two men are in body suits, laying on top of each other?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 23, 2002] Reference
Also yesterday was the double luge and the Americans scored pretty well there, getting the silver and the bronze. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 16, 2002] Reference
I know also on one of the luge competitions as well during practice runs several weeks ago, there were several serious injuries. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 14, 2006] Reference
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