1. ++ Usa Luge ++ Champions; Achieved its highest finishes in USA luge olympic history at the 1998Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan with silver and bronze medals in doubles. http://www.usaluge.org/success.html

select a category USA Luge Overview - Mission Statement - History of USA Luge - Membership Info - USA Luge Staff National Team/Media Info - Press Releases - Pictures and Highlights of '01-'02 - 2002 - 2003 National Team - Salt Lake City 2002 Marketing Programs/Events - Verizon Win at School - USA Luge Visits Schools - Verizon-USA Luge Slider Search - Athlete Recruitment Tour - Verizon Luge Challenge - Try Luge at Ski Resorts - USA Luge Fantasy Camp - Live the Life of a Luge Athlete Performance Captures Media Attention - Success in Competition - TV Coverage - Print Media Highlights Since 1985, the United States has become a POWERHOUSE on the international luge circuit. Support from sponsors and suppliers, a completely enclosed, artificially-refrigerated start training facility (one of only three in the world), recruitment and development programs, all mixed with determination and a commitment to excellence, have created a WORLD CLASS TEAM. Proof of the program can be seen in its results. Among the accomplishments of USA Luge are the following: Matched its success from the '98 Winter Games, winning silver and bronze medals in the doubles' event of the 2002 Salt Lake City, Utah Olympic Winter Games.

2. Zeal.com - United States - New - Sports - All Sports - Sports Reference - Events 7. CBS Sportsline luge olympic history http//www.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2002/OLYframeset.html?h Follow the history of the medals won in the luge http://www.zeal.com/category/preview.jhtml?cid=580335

3. Olympic Luge Links Offers a directory to information about the luge event at the winter olympic Games.Category Sports Events olympics Sledding luge...... Salt Lake Tribune luge Schedule. Salt Lake Tribune - Skeleton Schedule. olympicluge history. CBS Sports olympic luge history. Hickock Sports luge history. Slam! http://www.sirlinksalot.net/luge.html

Olympic Luge Links 2002 SLC Luge Search the Net UK Click Here UK Click here UK Click here This page has links that will help you find the latest news and best sites about Luge at the Winter Olympic Games Visit our Olympic Games Stuff Links to find cool Olympic gear Official Olympic Luge Sites United States Luge Association Olympic Luge News and Guides Canoe 2002 Luge Guide CBS 2002 Olympic Luge News Deseret News and KSL Radio, SLC Coverage ESPN Olympic Bobsled/Luge ... Washington Post Olympic Luge Guide Olympic Luge Schedule - 2002 Salt Lake Tribune - Luge Schedule Salt Lake Tribune - Skeleton Schedule Olympic Luge History CBS Sports Olympic Luge History Hickock Sports Luge History Slam! 1998 Luge Coverage Other Luge Sites Land Luge Luge Canada Salt Lake Tribune - Luge Tutorial Wasatch Luge Club Luge Stuff 2002 Salt Lake City Luge Store Bobsledding and the Luge Ebay - Olympic Luge Team Store 2002 Salt Lake Games Luge Gear Check out the other Winter Olympic themes: Alpine Skiing Biathlon Bobsled Cross Country Skiing ... Speed Skating and Summer Sports: Baseball Basketball Boxing Cycling ... Visit our Olympic Games Stuff Links to find cool Olympic gear Search the Net See Also 2000 Sydney Olympic Games Links 2002 Salt Lake Games Links Olympic Games Links Michael Johnson Links This site is not affiliated with NBC Network or any official Olympic Committee var site="s12sirlinksalot"

4. HickokSports.com - History - Olympic Luge And Skeleton Medalists Check this list of men's and women's singles, men's doubles, and icedancing gold-medal-winners in Winter olympics history. Index by Sport. history Bits. Forum. Links. Search. olympic luge and Skeleton Medalists http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olluge.shtml

Sports History Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum ... Search Olympic Luge and Skeleton Medalists Table of Contents Men's Luge Singles Men's Luge Doubles Women's Singles Men's Skeleton ... Other Resources History Both the luge and the skeleton are similar to toboggans. Despite its name, the skeleton is almost twice as heavy as the luge, nearly 100 pounds for a singles sled compared to just over 50 pounds for a singles luge. In luge, the slider goes down the run feet first, steering with the legs and shoulders. In skeleton, the slider goes down head first and steers mainly by dragging the feet. Luge competition entered the Olympics in 1964. There is no women's doubles competition, but women have been allowed to enter the men's doubles event since 1992, although none have done so. Skeleton was on the Winter Olympic program at St. Moritz, Switzerland, in 1928 and 1948. St. Moritz is the home of the famous Cresta Run, where competitive tobogganing and bobsledding were born. After a long hiatus, skeleton returned to the Olympic program in 2002, with competition for both men and women. Men's Luge Singles Year Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time Klaus Bonsack, GER

5. Kraushaar Wins Closest Luge Race In Olympic History SLAM! NAGANO Wednesday, February 11, 1998 Kraushaar wins closest lugerace in olympic history. Results NAGANO, Japan (AP) In the http://www.canoe.ca/SlamNaganoLuge/feb11_ger.html

Hockey Baseball Basketball Football ... CANOE NAGANO '98 ISP DIRECTORY Wednesday, February 11, 1998 Kraushaar wins closest luge race in Olympic history Results Results Women's singles : 1. Silke Kraushaar, Germany, (51.197 seconds, 51.178, 50.787, 50.617), 3 minutes, 23.779 seconds; 2. Barbara Niedernhuber, Germany, (51.216, 51.103, 50.837, 50.625), 3:23.781; 3, Angelika Neuner, Austria, (51.417, 51.286, 50.945, 50.605), 3:24.253; 4. Susi Erdmann, Germany, (51.475, 51.348, 50.895, 50.731), 3:24.449; 5. Andrea Tagwerker, Austria, (51.518, 51.335, 50.990, 50.648), 3:24.491; 6. Erin Warren, U.S., (51.644, 51.461, 51.364, 50.859), 3:25.328; 7. Cammy Myler, U.S., (51.795, 51.654, 51.219, 50.807), 3:25.475; 8. Bethany Calcaterra-McMahon, U.S., (51.696, 51.651, 51.296, 50.915), 3:25.558; 9. Gerda Weissensteiner, Italy, (51.744, 51.998, 51.415, 50.956), 3:26.113; 10. Sonja Manzenreiter, Austria, (51.892, 51.828, 51.369, 51.183), 3:26.272. CANOE home feedback. Netgraphe Inc

6. CANOE 2002 Games - Hackl Aims For A Luge Ride Into Olympic History Friday, February 8, 2002 Hackl aims for a luge ride into olympic history SALT LAKECITY (AP) Don't be fooled by Georg Hackl, the easygoing Bavarian who http://www.canoe.ca/2002GamesLugeArchive/0208_hackl-ap.html

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7. Hackl Aims For A Luge Ride Into Olympic History SLEDDING EVENTS BOBSLED Hackl aims for a luge ride into olympic historyBy Nesha Starcevic / Associated Press Friday, February 8, 2002. http://olympics.hiasys.com/olympics_sled/bobsled/ap_olybobsgermany02082002.htm

Home Page Skiing Events Skating Events Sledding Events ... Boston Herald Sports Photo Galleries Olympic Torch Speedskating Trials Todd Eldredge Tiffany Scott ... Women's Hockey RECOMMENDATIONS The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics 2002 Salt Lake 2002: An Official Book of the Olympic Winter Games Skiing: Subscribe to the magazine covering all aspects of the great winter adventure Ski Movie: Showcases some of the world's most fearless skiers ... Global Storming: Skiers whose skills are matched perhaps only by their considerable guts RELATED HIASYS SITES BostonHerald.com Sports MetroWestDailyNews.com Sports DailyNewsTribune.com Sports MilfordDailyNews.com Sports ... NewEnglandSnow.com HIASYS TOOLS BUY and SELL tickets directly with other fans Feedback SLEDDING EVENTS : BOBSLED Hackl aims for a luge ride into Olympic history By Nesha Starcevic / Associated Press Friday, February 8, 2002 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Don't be fooled by Georg Hackl, the easygoing Bavarian who will wear lederhosen for a boot-slapping dance at a folk festival and then wash down a tall glass of cool wheat beer. Nothing has been spared in his bid for Olympic history, and that includes the world-renown engineers from the Porsche research unit.

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Home Page Skiing Events Skating Events Sledding Events ... Boston Herald Sports Photo Galleries Olympic Torch Speedskating Trials Todd Eldredge Tiffany Scott ... Women's Hockey SLEDDING EVENTS : LUGE Monday, February 18, 2002 Olympic diary: An athlete's dream By Ashley Hayden It's been an incredible week for Ashley Hayden. She's marched in the Opening Ceremony, moved into the Olympic Village, watched the men's luge, and then slid to an eighth-place finish in women's luge singles race Tuesday and Wednesday. Hayden reflects on her experience leading up to her races in the first of two columns for the Westborough News. Next week, she'll write about the race itself. Saturday, February 16, 2002 U.S. doubles up with two medals Luge/by Stephen Harris PARK CITY, Utah - The United States' frustrating quest for its first-ever medal in singles luge, by a man or a woman, may have continued with two more near-misses here - but so did the Yanks' terrific showing in doubles. Friday, February 15, 2002 Olympics sinking in for Hayden: Westborough luger reflects on experience By Mike Reiss After four years of preparation, Westborough's Ashley Hayden was seconds away from her debut in luge at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday.

10. Kraushaar Wins Closest Luge Race In Olympic History Canadian and International 1998 Nagano Winter olympic Games News  NAGANO, Japan (AP) In the closest luge race in olympic history, Germany's Silke Kraushaar edged teammate Barbara http://www.slam.canoe.ca/SlamNaganoLuge/feb11_ger.html

Hockey Baseball Basketball Football ... CANOE NAGANO '98 ISP DIRECTORY Wednesday, February 11, 1998 Kraushaar wins closest luge race in Olympic history Results Results Women's singles : 1. Silke Kraushaar, Germany, (51.197 seconds, 51.178, 50.787, 50.617), 3 minutes, 23.779 seconds; 2. Barbara Niedernhuber, Germany, (51.216, 51.103, 50.837, 50.625), 3:23.781; 3, Angelika Neuner, Austria, (51.417, 51.286, 50.945, 50.605), 3:24.253; 4. Susi Erdmann, Germany, (51.475, 51.348, 50.895, 50.731), 3:24.449; 5. Andrea Tagwerker, Austria, (51.518, 51.335, 50.990, 50.648), 3:24.491; 6. Erin Warren, U.S., (51.644, 51.461, 51.364, 50.859), 3:25.328; 7. Cammy Myler, U.S., (51.795, 51.654, 51.219, 50.807), 3:25.475; 8. Bethany Calcaterra-McMahon, U.S., (51.696, 51.651, 51.296, 50.915), 3:25.558; 9. Gerda Weissensteiner, Italy, (51.744, 51.998, 51.415, 50.956), 3:26.113; 10. Sonja Manzenreiter, Austria, (51.892, 51.828, 51.369, 51.183), 3:26.272. CANOE home feedback. Netgraphe Inc

11. CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - U.S. Luge Roster And Bios - Friday February 0 Birthday July 7, 1975 Hometown White Bear Lake, Minn. olympic history Competingin his first olympics. olympic history Competing in third olympics. http://www.cnnsi.com/olympics/2002/usbios_luge/

Men: Anthony Benshoof Mark Grimmette Adam Heidt James Ives ... Christopher Thorpe Women: Ashley Hayden Rebecca Wilczak Courtney Zablocki Anthony Benshoof Age: Height: Weight: Birthday: July 7, 1975 Hometown: White Bear Lake, Minn. Olympic History: Competing in his first Olympics. Accomplishments: Back to the top Mark Grimmette Age: Height: Weight: Birthday: January 23, 1971 Hometown: Muskegon, Mich. Olympic History: Competing in third Olympics. Won bronze at 1998 Games (with Brian Martin) and finished fourth at 1994 Games (with Jon Edwards). Accomplishments: Back to the top Adam Heidt Age: Height: Weight: Birthday: October 11, 1977 Hometown: Northport, N.Y. Olympic History: Competing in his second Olympics, placing ninth at the 1998 Games. Accomplishments: Back to the top James (Clay) Ives Age: Height: Weight: Birthday: September 5, 1972 Hometown: Bancroft, Ont. Olympic History: Competing in third Olympic Games. Competing for Canada in 1998, placed eighth in doubles. At 1994 Games, placed 15th in singles. Accomplishments: Back to the top Brian Martin Age: Height: Weight: Birthday: January 19, 1974

12. CNN/SI - 1998 Nagano Winter Olympic Games - Luge Kraushaar wins closest luge race in olympic history In the closest luge race in olympichistory, Germany's Silke Kraushaar edged teammate Barbara Niedernhuber http://www.cnnsi.com/olympics/events/1998/nagano/sports/oly_luge.html

Message Boards Nagano Maps Olympic Records Time Conversion ... Was It Worth It? Despite the loutish behavior of the U.S. hockey team and the favorites' early ouster, the answer is, Yes, this was a dream of a tournament Golden Girls A talented U.S. women's hockey team showed its mettle by defeating favored Canada A Holy Tara While Michelle Kwan was all business, Tara Lipinski was determined to make friends and have fun, and she left Nagano with a cool keepsake Not chopped liver 'Racing sausage' and teammates sizzled in the luge In luge competition at the Olympics, it's the Germans and everyone else. Georg Hackl, Silke Kraushaar and Stefan Krausse, all soldiers in the German army, swept through the luge events at the Nagano Games, proving that a system of state-backed professional athletes can be just as successful in capitalist Germany as it was in the former communist Germany. FULL STORY Triples luge? David Letterman's mother, Dorothy, has a fun time with silver medalists Gordy Sheer (left) and Chris Thorpe   AP Double medals for U.S. in doubles luge

13. CNN/SI - 1998 Nagano Winter Olympic Games - Luge Sports News from Cable News Network(CNN) and Sports Illustrated Magazine. Kraushaar wins closest luge race in olympic history. In the closest luge race in olympic history, Germany's Silke http://cnnsi.com/olympics/events/1998/nagano/sports/oly_luge.html

Message Boards Nagano Maps Olympic Records Time Conversion ... Was It Worth It? Despite the loutish behavior of the U.S. hockey team and the favorites' early ouster, the answer is, Yes, this was a dream of a tournament Golden Girls A talented U.S. women's hockey team showed its mettle by defeating favored Canada A Holy Tara While Michelle Kwan was all business, Tara Lipinski was determined to make friends and have fun, and she left Nagano with a cool keepsake Not chopped liver 'Racing sausage' and teammates sizzled in the luge In luge competition at the Olympics, it's the Germans and everyone else. Georg Hackl, Silke Kraushaar and Stefan Krausse, all soldiers in the German army, swept through the luge events at the Nagano Games, proving that a system of state-backed professional athletes can be just as successful in capitalist Germany as it was in the former communist Germany. FULL STORY Triples luge? David Letterman's mother, Dorothy, has a fun time with silver medalists Gordy Sheer (left) and Chris Thorpe   AP Double medals for U.S. in doubles luge

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15. BBC SPORT | Winter Olympics 2002 | Luge And Skeleton | Luger Makes Olympic Histo luge Skeleton Snowboarding Curling Paralympics Features BBC Coverage Wednesday, 6 February, 2002, 1546 GMT luger makes olympic history. http://news.bbc.co.uk/winterolympics2002/low/english/luge_and_skeleton/newsid_18

BBC SPORT Winter Olympics 2002 Front Page Alpine Skiing Other Skiing Skating ... BBC Coverage Wednesday, 6 February, 2002, 15:46 GMT Luger makes Olympic history Luger Dinah Browne is ready for a place in the history books whether she does well at the Salt Lake City Games or not. Browne, flying the flag for the US Virgin Islands, is about to become the first black woman to compete in the luge at the Winter Olympics. It is a dream come true for the 32-year-old, who was in college before she saw her first snowflake and only sat on her first sled three years ago. "I thought, 'Wow, I never planned this!'" explained Browne. " What I enjoy most about the luge is that because it's so new to me, I'm constantly learning " Dinah Browne "Being the first of something may not pay off for me, but it may pay off for someone else. You hope others will follow." Browne first donned a crash helmet and hurtled down a tube of ice at a two-week training camp in Calgary when she was 29. The camp was designed to broaden the luge's appeal in smaller countries outside Europe where the high-speed sport has long been popular, and it certainly had an effect on Browne. Despite growing up in the tropics, she showed a natural talent and became hooked on the sport after qualifying for her first World Cup event in December 2000.

16. 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Games Links Offers news links and a directory to websites about the 2002 Winter olympic Games.Category Sports Events olympics Winter Games 2002 Salt Lake City...... Alpine Skiing Biathlon Bobsled Cross Country Skiing Figure Skating. IceHockey luge Ski Jumping Snowboarding Speed Skating. olympic history. http://www.sirlinksalot.net/2002games.html

2002 Salt Lake Olympic Games Links Click here for Olympic Stuff Links UK Click Here UK Click here UK Click here Video Set of 4 This page has links that will help you find the latest news and best sites about the Olympic Games and the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games. Visit our Olympic Games Stuff Links to find cool Olympic gear Click here for the Medal Table for the 2002 Games Top News 5/19/02-12/6/02 for the 2002 Olympic Games Deseret News 12/6/02 NBC awarded 'Golden Rings' for 2002 Olympic CNN 11/26/02 SLOC presents final report to IOC Deseret News 10/7/02 U.S. may copy Games security Hark the Herald 10/3/02 Bullock: Divine hand helped 2002 Olympics ... Click here for previous news articles about the Games since 1998 Winter Olympic Sports Links Alpine Skiing Biathlon Bobsled Cross Country Skiing ... Speed Skating The Official Olympic Sites International Olympic Committee Salt Lake City 2002 Athens 2004 Torino 2006 ... Beijing 2008 Web Guides to the Winter Olympics Canoe - 2002 Games Guide CBS 2002 Winter Olympics CNN 2002 Winter Olympics Deseret News and KSL Winter Games ... Salt Lake Tribune 2002 Games Sports Sites for Olympics News Olympics Internet Search CNN/Sports Illustrated Olympics ABC News Olympics News BBC Olympic News ... Advocacy.net - Many Olympic Links

17. YORK International : Olympics YORK Our history with the US olympic Team. YORK not only supports olympic competitionsites, but also The YORK International luge Training Complex in Lake http://www.york.com/corp/olym/

Select A Country Argentina Austria Brazil Germany Mexico Poland Puerto Rico Romania Russian Federation United States Venezuela Home Corporate Profile Investor Relations Employment ... News YORK: Our History with the U.S. Olympic Team YORK International Corporation became involved in the Olympics at the 1960 Winter Games in Squaw Valley, CA, where the company provided refrigeration equipment for the ice rinks and skating areas. Since then, many other Olympic Games sites Munich, Grenoble, Innsbruck, Lake Placid, Los Angeles, Calgary, Albertville, Barcelona, Lillehammer and Atlanta have benefitted from YORK refrigeration, snowmaking and air-conditioning equipment. YORK not only supports Olympic competition sites, but also provides equipment at several training centers. The YORK International Luge Training Complex in Lake Placid, NY, is the most technically advanced indoor luge facility in the world. The Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center uses a diverse array of YORK equipment. And the new Olympic Training Center in San Diego relies on 1,000 tons of YORK air-conditioning capacity. In addition, YORK has been a sponsor of Olympic teams since 1992, and is committed to sponsorship activities domestically and internationally through the 2002 Olympic Games.

18. Spotlight Sport - Luge The luge travels at speeds exceeding 60 mph. Mark Grimmette and threeother Americans made olympic luge history at the 1998 Nagano Games. http://www.edgate.com/wintergames/design/spotlight_sport/luge.htm

Luge The luge is a type of small sled on which one or two persons, lying face up, slide feet first down snowy hillsides or down steeply banked, curving, iced chutes similar to those used in bobsledding. Shifting weight, pulling straps attached to the runners, or using the feet accomplishes steering. Competition Interesting Facts Learn More Other Sports ... Links Competition The first international race took place in 1883 with 21 competitors from seven nations, including the United States. The race was organized by hotels in the Swiss spa of Davos and took place over the 4-kilometer road from St. Wolfgang to Klosters. With the development of a more flexible sled came the "kunstbahn," or artificial track, which provided luge enthusiasts with a more challenging course. The first World Championships in the sport were held in 1955 in Oslo, Norway, with 52 competitors from eight nations. Two years later the lugers broke away from the FIBT, the bobsled and toboggan federation, to form their own Federation Internationale de Luge de Course (FIL). In 1961 at the International Olympic Committee meetings in Athens, three luge events men's singles, doubles and women's singles were added to the 1964 Olympic program.

19. Luge Canada - History olympic luge history Competitive luge racing began in Switzerland inthe late 1800's but it would be another 60 years before Canadian http://www.luge.ca/media/history.asp

Beginnings Olympics Canadian Participation Legacy of 1988 Olympic Luge History Competitive luge racing began in Switzerland in the late 1800's but it would be another 60 years before Canadian competitors took up the sport. It wasn't until the late 1950's that bobsledder Vic Emery introduced the sport to Canadians at a ski area in Quebec. Emery, who would go on to win Canada's only Olympic bobsleigh medal to date at the 1964 Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria, was also the first Canadian Luge champion. Despite a long history and well established competitions in Switzerland, Germany and Austria, luge did not appear at the Olympic Games until 1964. Until then, most luge competitions took place on iced alpine roads and sometimes on 'tracks' with banked side walls. The traditional form of the sport evolved into the two disciplines of Olympic luge and Natural luge. Olympics Entry into the Olympics marked the beginning of a new era in the development of the sport as racing switched to artificial ice tracks with steeply-banked curves. From the outset, European countries have dominated the sport. All 81 Olympic medals since 1964 have been won by four countries: Germany, Austria, Italy and the former USSR In recent years, however, other nations have been making inroads, most noticeably the United States which now has medal contenders in all events.

20. Luge Canada - Naltural Luge - History Natural luge history, Natural walls. From these beginnings the sport evolvedinto the two disciplines of olympic luge and natural luge. http://www.luge.ca/media/history-nl.asp

Natural Luge History Natural luge is so named because it uses natural terrain and winter weather to form the ice track used for racing. The sport originated in the Alps where sleds were widely used as a form of transportation during the winter. Inevitably, using a sled to go up and down icy mountain roads led to competitions in the surrounding villages. By the late 1800s luge competitions were taking place in alpine Europe on natural ice tracks and sometimes on tracks with banked side walls. From these beginnings the sport evolved into the two disciplines of Olympic luge and natural luge. As a high-performance sport, natural luge has developed more slowly than Olympic luge but has experienced steady growth over the last two decades. From a small core of about four European countries where the sport began, natural luge today is attracting a growing number of competitors from around the world. National championships are held in 15 countries and international events include an annual World Cup circuit and world championships which have been held every two years since 1972. Natural luge made its debut in Canada in 1984. and Canadian sliders made their first appearance at a world championship in 1986 in Aosta, Italy. Canada's best result at a world championship is an 11th place finish by Sonia Dobson in 1996. The best result in men's competition is Jaret Connolly's 20th-place finish at the 1990 worlds.

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