MUSKEGON, MI — Blink and you’ll miss it. The fastest sport on ice is back for the Winter Olympics and Michigan has a perfect spot for you to experience the thrill of luge for yourself. On the shore of Lake Michigan sits a rare winter sports gem—a luge track built with the community in mind.

With women competing in doubles in luge for the first time, here's what to know about the fastest sport in the Winter Olympics

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — German teammates Julia Taubitz and Merle Fraebel have pulled away after the first two runs of the women’s singles luge event at the Milan Cortina Olympics, opening up a sizable lead over the rest of the field going into Tuesday’s medal-deciding heats.

Germany's Max Langenhan becomes the latest Olympic luge champion, winning gold in the men's singles at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

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.

The International Luge Federation (FIL) sets the rules and regulations that athletes and teams must follow at the Winter Olympic Games, with the aim of assuring that each team’s combined weight of sled and rider (or riders, in Doubles races) is essentially equal to that of the other competing teams.

Host Alexander Skarsgård plays a Milan Cortina-bound coach who's just trying to get his athlete to get on a sled.

Summer Britcher posted the ninth-best time during the six training runs for the women's singles luge competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Fischnaller faced an injury that could've ended many careers. But she was determined to "face a fear" and return to the sport she loves.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The race for the medals in men's singles luge might already be down to three sliders. Germany’s Max Langenhan finished his two runs in 1 minute, 45.826 seconds on Saturday,

The first taste of women’s luge competition starts on Monday, Feb. 9, with Run 1 slated for 11 a.m. ET at Cortina Sliding Centre. Who is in contention for a medal in women's singles luge?

Brian Martin competed in two Olympics in men’s doubles luge, winning bronze in 1998 and silver in 2002. As a young athlete in luge, I used to be superstitious. I’d think things like: Oh, I didn’t wear my lucky underwear last night so that’s probably why I didn’t have a good race.