luge
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- noun
- /luːdʒ/
- UK
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luge
- The series annually exposes over 1,500 adolescent boys and girls to luge, and the top athletes from these regional clinics are invited to attend one of the three national training camps held in Lake Placid, New York.
- luge training
- sport of luge
- luge training program
Just to tap the brakes, pun intended, for luge and the skeleton.
- Just to tap the brakes, pun intended, for luge and the skeleton.
Examples
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Just imagine a luge course on Marguerite from Crown Valley to Avery.
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Yeah, the luge finals.
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I was going more for the guys who do the luge.
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The control group received only luge training, with no extra time spent on other types of specialized mental training.
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Unfortunately, mental training has been largely ignored in the sport of luge, particularly among developmental-level athletes.
Academic text (2009) -
The Olympic Park is a U.S. Olympic training site and served as the venue for the bobsled, ski jumping, luge, and skeleton events at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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Overall, the cohesion literature suggests that enhancing cohesion among athletes in a co-acting, individual sport such as luge should help to reduce anxiety and enhance performance.
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Many athletes competed in the luge event during the Winter Olympics.
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The luge is an exciting sport that requires both speed and precision.
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At the winter sports festival, spectators eagerly watched the luge races down the icy track.
Synonyms
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A winter sport of riding a small sled on your back, feet first, down an ice track
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Etymology
Luge comes from French luge, which means 'sled'. The sport of luge is named after this sled and is riding it feet first at high speed down an ice track.