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lugeing

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ID 737396 Last modified 08.05.2019
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Domain winter sports
luge preferred
  • a sport in which competitors make a timed descent of a course riding luges
Good to know
  • Luge made its Olympic debut at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games.
  • Luge is the French word for “sledge” and, like bobsleigh, it was developed as a sport in Switzerland.
kelgutamine
Usage examples
  • Taliolümpial võib nii individuaal- kui meeskonnavõistlustel kaasa elada kokku 15 spordialal. Mitmed neist toimuvad mäenõlvadel: mäesuusatamine, Alpi kahevõistlus (kiirlaskumine+slaalom), murdmaasuusatamine, vigursuusatamine, kahevõistlus (hüpped+murdmaa), suusahüpped ja lumelauasõit. Ülejäänu toimub jääl: jääkeegel (kurling), bobisõit, iluuisutamine, hoki, kelgutamine, lühirajauisutamine, skeletonisõit ja kiiruisutamine.
luge preferred
Usage examples
  • Luge is one of the oldest winter sports. It involves competitors lying on their backs on a tiny sled with their feet stretched out in front of them, and racing down an icy track at speeds in the range of 140 km/h, without brakes. As well as the singles, there is a pairs event, with the larger of the two team members lying on top for better aerodynamics.
lugeing

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