Luge also called "flat-bottom sled", "campaign sled" and "short skis", it is a single-and double the winter sports, by their sled into the wood. At present, the Winter Olympics in a single man, woman and man Double single three small items, participating athletes must be at least 15 years old and above.

History
Luge history than the existence of Bobsleigh much earlier, in August of Oslo in the early 1900s have similar sled means of transport there. The first official history of the international ski competition in 1883 in Switzerland, Europe and Australia at that time from the athletes to make use of sledding and four kilometers, the ultimate victor is a combination of the Australian team to win. Later in 1913, the International Federation of skis set up.
Without Luge in Winter Olympics in Austria to become a formal event, including the man was single, double and single woman, Xiao Xiang, Xiao Xiang Double recent irrespective of its sex, but because only men have been participating in, the course of time Become a man Double Xiao Xiang. Throughout the winter Olympic Luge project, Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union was the big winner of the project, they have won more than half of the Luge in the medal.

Winter Olympics on the Luge
Luge in Winter Olympics in Austria to become a formal event, has been a single man, woman and man Double single three Xiao Xiang. Competition with a wooden sled, it's not the front of the rudder plate, did not brake in the rear gate, only to the bottom of a pair of parallel to the metal skateboards, wide 34-38, 8-20 high, long 70-140 cm. And because no steering wheel sled, Luge Bobsleigh more difficult than manipulation.
When the game started, athletes sitting on the sled would like to take the hands of the sled in the starting point for promoting, get to the end, the athletes still on the sled, otherwise results will not be included.

Man, woman-Sai
Single-Sai events, using the sled can not exceed the weight of 20 kg. ,Single-Sai will conduct the two-day event, twice daily for the taxiway, the first time the starting place to draw lots to decide, and the running order after the results to be broken, four from the taxiing time together, All the shortest time for a team winning, if the same results would be to be in any one of the fastest time to complete a team for winning.

Double Competition
Double game, the sled the maximum weight of 22 kilograms, a one-day matches, two of the taxiway, the first race starting place to draw lots to decide, after the running order will be decided by results in the two taxiing from the Time will be together, all the shortest time for a team winning, if the same results would be to be in any one of the fastest time to complete a team for winning.

Venue
Luge the chute to the completion of concrete or wood, runs from 1.3 to 1.5 meters wide, on both sides of the wall to pouring ice, the man competition for the length of lines from 1,000 to 1,400 meters, the length of lines for the women's game from 800 to 1,200 meters, Chute has 11 to 18 corners, bend radius of eight meters, with an average slope of 4-10, there is no difference between men and women in the chute, the starting point and end point for the height difference between 70-130 meters.