The more aerodynamic an athlete or team is, the greater the speed. To minimize drag from the air, luge riders – who are face up – lie as flat as possible. Downward-facing skeleton riders do the same.

The fastest sport in the Olympics, a single rider goes feet-first and face-up ... will be looking to pick up a third successive medal. China's luge team will be making its Olympic debut on home turf ...

The front racer controls the steering, while the rider in back is responsible for ... But at first, the sport took place on hills. The first luge tracks weren’t built until 300 years later.

Max Langenhan of Germany won the luge World Cup men's singles overall championship for the third consecutive year, while the veteran German men's doubles pairing of Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt ...

Then starting on Monday, athletes from 30 different countries will perform bobsled, luge and skeleton test runs in order to secure preliminary certification.