CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Felix Loch won his first Olympic gold medal in 2010. He'll aim for another one in 2030. The German luge star — a seven-time World Cup overall champion and the current leader in this season's standings with two races left — made perhaps a mildly surprising announcement Tuesday,

The luge relay event is still relatively new to the Winter Olympics and has a new competent since the last Games. The 2014 Olympics was the first to include the relay. Here’s how it works: each competing nation send down four sleds — one women’s singles, one men’s doubles, one men’s singles, and one women’s doubles.

The title for the fastest sport at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics belongs to luge. USA Luge is in pursuit of its first Olympic gold medal.

Athletes can reach speeds of up to 96 miles per hour, according to our analysis, which is faster than a cheetah.

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Remson native, 4-time Olympian, 1st American woman luge medalist, Erin Hamlin, calls color analysis in Cortina Italy as Ashley Farguharson wins bronze

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The Winter Olympics highlights some of the lesser-known sports in the world. Here's the full schedule for the luge in Milan.

The Men’s Doubles Run 2 in Luge competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina are here! This is one of the highest-profile luge events of the Olympics. It will air from the Cortina Sliding Centre. The race begins on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 1:44 p.m. ET with live coverage on Peacock and NBC Olympics.

The most dangerous of all Olympic sliding sports, competitors in the luge can reach speeds close to 90 mph. Check out when the medal events will run.

Germany is now 4-for-4 in the team event in the Olympic program, winning yet another gold medal to end this year's luge slate at the Cortina track. The team of women's singles gold medalist Julia Taubitz,