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There would be plenty of reason for the Canadian luge team to be feeling the heat right now. The world championships begin Thursday at home in Whistler, B.C., — a day that just so happens to also mark one year out from the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Yet the prevailing sense around the young squad is patience. CBC | Sports ...
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Ukraine wins its 1st World Cup luge medal since 2009 after a mishap-filled relay
Germany won a World Cup luge team relay on Sunday, with Austria finishing second. That’s not exactly breaking news. Those nations have the top two luge programs in the world right now. The news was Ukraine finishing third — and how the war-torn nation got there. CBC | Sports News
Read More »From Whistler to Calgary, Canadian luge trio’s Olympic journey nearing full circle
Rewatch the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics closing ceremony closely, and you’ll see three Canadian Olympic hopefuls belting out their national anthem. Little did they know that 14 years later, they’d be teammates on the Canadian luge team and roommates in Calgary. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Former athletes Lumsden, Edney lean on each other to lead Canada’s luge, bobsled teams
As 2018 Canadian Olympians Jesse Lumsden and Sam Edney were sounding boards for each other as athletes, they are again as high-performance directors of their respective sliding sports. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Trinity Ellis makes push for more Indigenous representation in luge
Trinity Ellis, who is Métis, said she wants to help raise the profile of Indigenous athletes in luge. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Germany sweeps women’s singles, Canada’s Susko places 9th at luge World Cup in Whistler
Julia Taubitz led a German podium sweep in the women’s singles at the 2023 Eberspacher Luge World Cup circuit stop at the Whistler Sliding Centre on Saturday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Podulsky, Susko finish 7th in women’s doubles luge World Cup debut in Whistler
The Canadian duo of Beattie Podulsky and Embyr-Lee Susko say they’re happy to have finished their first-ever women’s luge doubles race at the Eberspacher Luge World Cup stop in Whistler B.C., let alone compete for the podium. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Watch Olympic Games Replay: Pyeongchang 2018 bobsleigh & luge
CBC Sports will have a free live stream of Olympic Games Replay on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET. This week’s show features bobsleigh and luge action from the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Watch World Cup luge from Germany
Watch live action from the luge World Cup event in Winterberg, Germany. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Watch World Cup luge from Norway
Watch action from the World Cup luge event in Lillehammer, Norway. CBC | Sports News
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