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Doubles luge, Myroslav and Ivan Lenko at the 2022 Luge World Cup trainings A luge ( / l uː ʒ / ) is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine (face-up) and feet-first. A luger begins seated, propelling themselves initially from handles on either side of the start ramp, then steers by using the calf muscles to flex the sled's ...
The meaning of Lugh's name is still a matter of debate. Some scholars propose that it derives from a suggested Proto-Indo-European root *(h2)lewgh-meaning "to bind by oath" (compare Old Irish luige and Welsh llw, both meaning "oath, vow, act of swearing" and derived from a suffixed Proto-Celtic form, *lugiyo-, "oath"), [7] suggesting that he was originally a god of oaths and sworn contracts. [4]
The Lugii (or Lugi, Lygii, Ligii, Lugiones, Lygians, Ligians, Lugians, or Lougoi) were a group of tribes mentioned by Roman authors living in ca. 100 BC–300 AD in Central Europe, north of the Sudetes mountains in the basin of upper Oder and Vistula rivers, covering most of modern southern and middle Poland (regions of Silesia, Greater Poland, Mazovia and Lesser Poland).
The International Luge Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (FIL); German: Internationaler Rennrodelverband) is the main international federation for all luge sports. Founded by 13 nations at Davos , Switzerland in 1957, it has members of 53 national luge associations as of 2009 [update] and is based in ...
Etymology. The word sled comes from Middle English sledde, ... Luge and the skeleton, tiny one or two-person sleds with runners [16] [17] Other.
Luge is a winter sport featured at the Winter Olympic Games where a competitor or two-person team rides a flat sled while lying supine (face up) and feet first. The sport is usually contested on a specially designed ice track that allows gravity to increase the sled's speed.
Bert Isatitsch (September 14, 1911 – February 8, 1994) was an Austrian educator who later became the first president of the International Luge Federation (FIL), serving from its 1957 establishment until his 1994 death.
The etymology of Lugus's name has been the subject of repeated conjecture, but no single etymology has gained wide acceptance. [3]: 211 The most commonly repeated etymology derives the name from proto-Indo-European *leuk-("to shine"). This etymology is closely tied to proposals to identify Lugus as a solar god. However, Garrett Olmsted has ...