| Luge at the III Winter Youth Olympic Games | |
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| Venue | St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun |
| Dates | 17–20 January |
| Competitors | 86 from 22 nations |
| Luge at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics | ||
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| Singles | boys | girls |
| Doubles | boys | girls |
| Relay | mixed | |
Luge at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics took place at the St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun from 17 to 20 January 2020. [1] [2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Latvia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Russia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' singles | Gints Bērziņš  Latvia | 1:48.045 | Pavel Repilov  Russia | 1:48.229 | Timon Grancagnolo  Germany | 1:48.836 |
| Boys' doubles | Moritz Jäger Valentin Steudte Germany | 1:49.649 | Kaspars Rinks Ardis Liepiņš Latvia | 1:49.951 | Mikhail Karnaukhov Iurii Chirva Russia | 1:50.325 |
| Girls' singles | Merle Fräbel Germany | 1:49.687 | Jessica Degenhardt Germany | 1:49.895 | Diana Loginova Russia | 1:49.966 |
| Girls' doubles | Jessica Degenhardt Vanessa Schneider Germany | 1:51.443 | Caitlin Nash Natalie Corless  Canada | 1:52.709 | Viktorija Ziediņa Selīna Elizabete Zvilna Latvia | 1:53.043 |
| Team relay | Russia Diana Loginova Pavel Repilov Mikhail Karnaukhov / Iurii Chirva | 2:54.072 | Germany Merle Fräbel Timon Grancagnolo Moritz Jäger / Valentin Steudte | 2:54.622 | Latvia Justīne Maskale Gints Bērziņš Kaspars Rinks / Ardis Liepiņš | 2:54.954 |
A total of 100 lugers will qualify to compete (50 per gender). A NOC can enter a maximum of two singles luge and one double. Quotas were officially awarded via the FIL Youth World Cup rankings as of o December 9, 2019. [3]
| NOC | Boys' singles [4] | Boys' doubles [5] | Girls' singles [6] | Girls' doubles [7] | Total athletes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1 | |||
 Bulgaria | 2 | X | 2 | ||
| Canada | 2 | X | 3 | ||
 China | 1 | 1 | |||
 Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | X | 4 | |
 Georgia | 2 | 2 | |||
| Germany | 2 | X | 2 | X | 8 |
 Italy | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
 Japan | 1 | 1 | |||
| Latvia | 2 | X | 2 | X | 7 |
 Moldova | 1 | 1 | X | 3 | |
 New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Norway | 1 | 1 | |||
 Poland | 1 | X | 1 | X | 6 |
 Romania | 1 | X | 1 | X | 6 |
| Russia | 2 | X | 2 | X | 8 |
 Slovakia | 2 | X | 2 | X | 5 |
 Slovenia | X | 1 | 3 | ||
 Chinese Taipei | 2 | X | 2 | ||
 Ukraine | 1 | X | 1 | X | 6 |
 United States | 2 | X | 1 | X | 7 |
| Total: 22 NOCs | 28 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 86 |
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