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The top-40 men's single, top-30 women's single and top-20 doubles sleds were to be qualified for the Olympics, with unused quotas to be redistributed with priority given to unrepresented nations. The host nation (Canada) was to be guaranteed a sled in every event provided that they reached the minimum requirements.
While the IOC does not consider luge times eligible for Olympic records, the International Luge Federation (FIL) does maintain records for both the start and a complete run at each track it competes. These records were set during the test event at the women's singles/ men's doubles start house for the 2010 Games on 20 February 2009.
The men's luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics took place on 13–14 February 2010 at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia. [1] Germany's Felix Loch was the two-time defending world champion and won the gold medal with the fastest time in each of the four runs. [2]
Olympics Gold Silver Bronze Total Natalie Geisenberger Germany (GER) Women's singles Team relay 2010–2022 6: 0: 1: 7 Tobias Arlt Germany (GER) Doubles Team relay 2014–2022 6: 0: 0: 6 Tobias Wendl Germany (GER) Doubles Team relay 2014–2022 6: 0: 0: 6 Armin Zöggeler Italy (ITA) Men's singles 1994–2014 2: 1: 3: 6 Georg Hackl West Germany ...
Events at the 2010 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing • Biathlon • Bobsleigh • Cross-country skiing • Curling • Figure skating • Freestyle skiing • Ice hockey • Luge • Military patrol • Nordic combined • Short-track speed skating • Skeleton • Ski jumping • Sled dog racing • Snowboarding • Speed skating
Luge: World Cup men's doubles, women's doubles and women's singles Saturday at Winterberg, Germany. Skeleton: World Cup season finales for men’s, women’s and mixed team Feb. 7 at Lillehammer ...
While the IOC does not consider luge times eligible for Olympic records, the International Luge Federation (FIL) does maintain records for both the start and a complete run at each track it competes. The start and track records were set at the test event from the women's singles/ men's doubles start house for the 2010 Games on 20 February 2009.
Olympic officials claimed the changes were "not for safety reasons but to accommodate the emotional state of the lugers." [19] In addition, the start of the men's luge was moved to the women's starting point, to reduce speed, while the start of the women's luge was also moved farther down the track. [37]