| Luge at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games | |
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 Luge pictogram at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
| Venue | Alpensia Sliding Centre |
| Dates | 10–15 February |
| No. of events | 4 (2 men, 1 women, 1 mixed) |
| Competitors | 110 from 24 nations |
| Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |||
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| Qualification
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | open | ||
| Relay | mixed | ||
Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. A total of four luge events were held, between 10 and 15 February 2018.
Qualification
A maximum of 110 athletes were allowed to compete at the Games. Countries were assigned quotas using the world rankings of results from 1 November 2017 to 31 December 2017.[1]
Competition schedule
The following was the competition schedule for all four events.[2]
All times are (UTC+9).
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 10 February | 19:10 | Men's singles runs 1 and 2 |
| 11 February | 18:50 | Men's singles runs 3 and 4 |
| 12 February | 19:50 | Women's singles runs 1 and 2 |
| 13 February | 19:30 | Women's singles runs 3 and 4 |
| 14 February | 20:20 | Doubles runs 1 and 2 |
| 15 February | 21:30 | Team relay |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 |  Austria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles[3] |
David Gleirscher Austria |
3:10.702 | Chris Mazdzer United States |
3:10.728 | Johannes Ludwig Germany |
3:10.932 |
| Women's singles[4] |
Natalie Geisenberger Germany |
3:05.232 | Dajana Eitberger Germany |
3:05.599 | Alex Gough Canada |
3:05.644 |
| Doubles[5] |
Germany Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt | 1:31.697 | Austria Peter Penz Georg Fischler | 1:31.785 | Germany Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken | 1:31.987 |
| Team relay[6] |
Germany Natalie Geisenberger Johannes Ludwig Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt | 2:24.517 | Canada Alex Gough Samuel Edney Tristan Walker Justin Snith | 2:24.872 | Austria Madeleine Egle David Gleirscher Peter Penz Georg Fischler | 2:24.988 |
Participating nations
A total of 110 athletes from 24 nations (including the IOC's designation of Olympic Athletes from Russia) were scheduled to participate.[7][8]
Argentina (1 athlete)
Australia (1)- Austria (10)
Bulgaria (1)- Canada (8)
Croatia (1)
Czech Republic (6)
Georgia (1)- Germany (10)
Great Britain (2)
India (1)
Italy (9)
Kazakhstan (1)
Latvia (10)
Olympic Athletes from Russia (8)
Poland (6)
Romania (5)
Slovakia (5)
Slovenia (1)
South Korea (5)
Switzerland (1)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Ukraine (6)- United States (10)
References
- ↑ "Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). International Luge Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ↑ "Schedule". POCOG. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ↑ Men's singles results
- ↑ Women's singles results
- ↑ Doubles results
- ↑ Team relay results
- ↑ "Ranking list" (PDF). fil-luge.org. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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