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The competitive sport of sleighing, in which one or two man teams career down specially constructed tracks, laying on their backs, feet first at speeds in which the best can average up to eighty miles per hour.

Location
All cources are artificial with a cement infrastructure. British participants of luge have to travel to countries where snowy conditions can be assured, to both practise and compete in competitions. There are no sleigh tracks in the UK.

Description
A luge is small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine (lying on their back) and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat [pod]. Luge is also the name of the sport which involves racing with such sleds. It is a competition in which these sleds race against the clock.

Dedication
Courses vary in length between 800 and 1250 meters, and are artificially refrigerated. the run gradient must not exceed 10%, and the course should include a left hand bend, a right hand bend, a hairpin, an S bend and a labyrinth. Also Straight sections.

Potential
The main competions to be competed in Luge are the World Cup, The World and European Championships and the four yearly held Winter Olympic Games.

Closely Related Activities
Toboggan 608, Skeleton 548, Sledeing (Sleighing and Sleding) 833, Bobsleigh 76,

Cost
To compete successfully in luge is an expensive exercise, as a competitor not only has equipment to purchase, consisting of;
Luge (Sled)
Helmet (compulsory).
Aerodynamic suit.
Other personal protective clothing (optional).
Also the costs of traveling too, and accommodation at, the practice and competition locations. And the hire of practice tracks. (There are no practice tracks or competition locations to be found within the UK.

Level of Demand
The table below shows the maximum levels of demand that this activity requires. NOTE: These are not entry levels or levels of requirement and has nothing to do with ability.

Energy

Arms

Legs

Sight

Hearing

Speech

Learning

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