| Luge at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games | |
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 Luge pictogram | |
| Venue | Xiaohaituo Bobsleigh and Luge Track |
| Dates | 5–10 February |
| No. of events | 4 (1 men, 1 open, 1 women, 1 mixed) |
| Competitors | 106 from 26 nations (71 men and 35 women) |
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Luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics | |||
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Qualification
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | open | ||
| Relay | mixed | ||
Luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Xiaohaituo Bobsleigh and Luge Track which is one of the Yanqing cluster venues between 5 and 10 February 2022. [1]
A total of 106 quota spots were distributed to the sport of luge, a decline of four from the 2018 Winter Olympics. [2] A total of four events were contested, one for men, one open event, one for women and one mixed. [3]
Qualification
A maximum of 106 athletes will be allowed to compete at the Games. Countries will assigned quotas using the results of Olympic Qualification World Cup Ranking List from 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2021. [4]
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for all four events.
All times are in local time ( UTC+8), according to the official schedule correct as of March 2021. This schedule may be subject to change in due time.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 5 February | 19:10 | Men's singles - Heats 1 and 2 |
| 6 February | 19:30 | Men's singles - Heats 3 and 4 |
| 7 February | 19:50 | Women's singles - Heats 1 and 2 |
| 8 February | 19:50 | Women's singles - Heats 3 and 4 |
| 9 February | 20:20 | Doubles |
| 10 February | 21:30 | Team relay |
Medal summary
Germany dominated the luge competitions, sweeping all four gold medals, and earning six overall.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 
Austria | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 
Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
ROC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Johannes Ludwig
Germany
|
3:48.735 |
Wolfgang Kindl
Austria
|
3:48.895 |
Dominik Fischnaller
Italy
|
3:49.686 |
| Women's singles |
Natalie Geisenberger
Germany
|
3:53.454 |
Anna Berreiter
Germany
|
3:53.947 |
Tatiana Ivanova
ROC
|
3:54.507 |
| Open doubles |
Germany Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt |
1:56.554 |
Germany Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken |
1:56.653 |
Austria Thomas Steu Lorenz Koller |
1:57.065 |
| Team relay |
Germany Natalie Geisenberger Johannes Ludwig Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt |
3:03.406 |
Austria Madeleine Egle Wolfgang Kindl Thomas Steu Lorenz Koller |
3:03.486 |
Latvia Elīza Tīruma Kristers Aparjods Mārtiņš Bots Roberts Plūme |
3:04.354 |
Participating nations
A total of 110 athletes from 26 nations (including the IOC's designation of ROC for the Russian Olympic Committee) qualified to participate. [5] Ireland will be making its Olympic sport debut. [6]
The numbers in parentheses represents the number of participants entered.
Argentina (1)
Australia (1)-
Austria (10)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (6)
China (4)
Czech Republic (4)
Georgia (1)-
Germany (10)
Great Britain (1)
Ireland (1)-
Italy (8)
Japan (1)-
Latvia (10)
Moldova (1)
Poland (4)
Romania (4)-
ROC (10)
Slovakia (5)
South Korea (5)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (1)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Ukraine (6)
United States (8)
References
- ^ "Luge Schedule". BOCWOG. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 Event programme and athlete quota" (PDF). www.olympic.org/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Official Programme of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022" (PDF). www.olympic.org/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Qualification Systems for XXIV Olympic Winter Games, Beijing 2022" (PDF). International Luge Federation. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022 in Beijing - Quota places luge" (PDF). www.fil-luge.org/. International Luge Federation. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ O'Connor, Philip (19 January 2022). "Irish luger Desmond to fulfil frozen dream in Beijing". Reuters. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
External links
| Luge at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
|
Luge pictogram | |
| Venue | Xiaohaituo Bobsleigh and Luge Track |
| Dates | 5–10 February |
| No. of events | 4 (1 men, 1 open, 1 women, 1 mixed) |
| Competitors | 106 from 26 nations (71 men and 35 women) |
|
Luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
|
Qualification
| |||
| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | open | ||
| Relay | mixed | ||
Luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Xiaohaituo Bobsleigh and Luge Track which is one of the Yanqing cluster venues between 5 and 10 February 2022. [1]
A total of 106 quota spots were distributed to the sport of luge, a decline of four from the 2018 Winter Olympics. [2] A total of four events were contested, one for men, one open event, one for women and one mixed. [3]
Qualification
A maximum of 106 athletes will be allowed to compete at the Games. Countries will assigned quotas using the results of Olympic Qualification World Cup Ranking List from 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2021. [4]
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for all four events.
All times are in local time ( UTC+8), according to the official schedule correct as of March 2021. This schedule may be subject to change in due time.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 5 February | 19:10 | Men's singles - Heats 1 and 2 |
| 6 February | 19:30 | Men's singles - Heats 3 and 4 |
| 7 February | 19:50 | Women's singles - Heats 1 and 2 |
| 8 February | 19:50 | Women's singles - Heats 3 and 4 |
| 9 February | 20:20 | Doubles |
| 10 February | 21:30 | Team relay |
Medal summary
Germany dominated the luge competitions, sweeping all four gold medals, and earning six overall.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |
Austria | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
|
ROC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Johannes Ludwig
Germany
|
3:48.735 |
Wolfgang Kindl
Austria
|
3:48.895 |
Dominik Fischnaller
Italy
|
3:49.686 |
| Women's singles |
Natalie Geisenberger
Germany
|
3:53.454 |
Anna Berreiter
Germany
|
3:53.947 |
Tatiana Ivanova
ROC
|
3:54.507 |
| Open doubles |
Germany Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt |
1:56.554 |
Germany Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken |
1:56.653 |
Austria Thomas Steu Lorenz Koller |
1:57.065 |
| Team relay |
Germany Natalie Geisenberger Johannes Ludwig Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt |
3:03.406 |
Austria Madeleine Egle Wolfgang Kindl Thomas Steu Lorenz Koller |
3:03.486 |
Latvia Elīza Tīruma Kristers Aparjods Mārtiņš Bots Roberts Plūme |
3:04.354 |
Participating nations
A total of 110 athletes from 26 nations (including the IOC's designation of ROC for the Russian Olympic Committee) qualified to participate. [5] Ireland will be making its Olympic sport debut. [6]
The numbers in parentheses represents the number of participants entered.
-
Argentina (1)
-
Australia (1)
-
Austria (10)
-
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
-
Bulgaria (1)
-
Canada (6)
-
China (4)
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Czech Republic (4)
-
Georgia (1)
-
Germany (10)
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Great Britain (1)
-
Ireland (1)
-
Italy (8)
-
Japan (1)
-
Latvia (10)
-
Moldova (1)
-
Poland (4)
-
Romania (4)
-
ROC (10)
-
Slovakia (5)
-
South Korea (5)
-
Sweden (2)
-
Switzerland (1)
-
Chinese Taipei (1)
-
Ukraine (6)
-
United States (8)
References
- ^ "Luge Schedule". BOCWOG. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 Event programme and athlete quota" (PDF). www.olympic.org/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Official Programme of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022" (PDF). www.olympic.org/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Qualification Systems for XXIV Olympic Winter Games, Beijing 2022" (PDF). International Luge Federation. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022 in Beijing - Quota places luge" (PDF). www.fil-luge.org/. International Luge Federation. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ O'Connor, Philip (19 January 2022). "Irish luger Desmond to fulfil frozen dream in Beijing". Reuters. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 23 January 2022.