One hundred miles per hour. That’s fast. Autobahn fast. But imagine for a moment that you’re not in a car, but on a skateboard – flat on your back – mere centimetres from the road, twisting your body ...

The name for a luge racing shoe. Designed to be lightweight and aerodynamic. The basic components of a sled are two runners, two steels, two bridges and a pod seat. The sled rides on the two steel ...

JERRY SEINFELD has a bit about the luge: "It's the only sport I've ever seen," he says, "where you could have people competing in it against their will and it would be exactly the same." Now, having ...

Britain's Rupert Staudinger will be competing at the Beijing Olympics in luge 24th Winter Olympic Games Hosts: Beijing, China Dates: 4-20 February Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red ...

As I lie down, the eerie silence is broken only by the sound of my heavy breathing reverberating around the inside of my crash helmet. I can feel my heart thumping for all it's worth. Suddenly, just ...

The name for a luge racing shoe. Designed to be lightweight and aerodynamic. The sole of the shoe cannot be more than 20mm (.78 inches) thick. The basic components of a sled are two runners, two ...

Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; listen on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds; live text and highlights on BBC Sport website and app Athletes whizz at speeds above ...