Luge News

Who says sledding's for kids? The Zipfy Mini Luge weighs just three and a half pounds, but a 250-pounder can theoretically ride it 80 miles an hour down the mountain.

The Olympics have allowed luge racer Jeff Christie to see the world, and enjoy special moments with two of his best friends.

With the conclusion of the fourth World Cup race in Lillehammer, Norway on Sunday, seven American lugers are headed to the 2010 Winter Games, however three more spots have yet to be determined.

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Tony Benshoof of White Bear Lake earned his third Olympic trip with a ninth-place finish in a World Cup luge race Sunday in Lillehammer, Norway.

AUGUSTA, Maine - A 24-year-old Mainer has won a spot on the U.S. Olympic luge team that will compete in the winter games in Vancouver, British Columbia.

A Sebring man is being held without bond after being charged with armed robbery.

Luge world champion Erin Hamlin has added a World Cup medal to her collection, and Tony Benshoof is heading to the Olympics for the third time.

Christian Niccum and Dan Joye teamed to finish fourth in a World Cup luge doubles race Saturday, clinching spots on the U.S. roster for the Vancouver Olympics .

For months, Erin Hamlin would cringe before participating in any discussions about racing at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

Zianibeth Shattuck-Owen of Park City will be one of three head officials for luge at the 2010 Winter Games.

At this point of the season, Muskegon native Mark Grimmette and Brian Martin of Palo Alto, Calif., thought they'd already have a berth wrapped up in their fourth Olympics together in doubles luge.

Erin Hamlin clinched her second spot on a U.S. Olympic Luge team Sunday. So, how did she celebrate? She packed her bags.

In their final visit to Whistler before they return to take on the world at the 2010 Olympic Games, Canada's national luge team members will welcome Whistlerites to check out their super sliding sport in the Village Square on Tuesday from 3 to 5 p.m. The elite athletes plan to set up a training ramp and give a luge start demonstration, and they'll ...

Bruno Banani and his luge coach, Isabel Barschinski, in Austria. TONGA'S Bruno Banani came in at 47th place out of 58 competitors in one of the lead-up competitions to the Luge World Cup, reported the Tonga Luge team from Igls, Austria recently.

If this were a regular race weekend, USA Luge veteran Julia Clukey would probably take a few extra days off to continue recovering from a neck injury.

A Maine man is accused of pulling a gun on another driver on Interstate 95 yesterday morning in a road rage incident that reportedly had the two vehicles traveling at speeds of about 100 mph.

Erin Hamlin from USA starts during the Women's Luge World Cup competition in Altenberg, Germany, Sunday, Dec.

Canada's luge athletes continue to prove they can contend with the world's best after winning a bronze medal in the team relay competition at Sunday's World Cup stop.

Joannie Rochette feels like she has some work to do. The figure skater from Ile-Dupas, Que., finished fifth in women's singles at the ISU Grand Prix final yesterday.