| Luge at the Winter Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Governing body | FIL |
| Events | 5 (men: 2; womens: 2; mixed: 1) |
| Games | |
Luge was inducted at the Youth Olympic Games at the inaugural edition in 2012. [1]
A total of four events were held at the first two editions: boys' and girls' singles, a boys' doubles and a mixed relay event. For 2020, a women's doubles event has been added. [2]
| Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Innsbruck | Christian Paffe  Germany | Riks Kristens Rozitis  Latvia | Toni Graefe Germany |
| 2016 Lillehammer | Kristers Aparjods Latvia | Paul-Lukas Heider Germany | Reid Watts  Canada |
| 2020 Lausanne | Gints Bērziņš Latvia | Pavel Repilov  Russia | Timon Grancagnolo Germany |
| 2024 Gangwon | Leon Haselrieder  Italy | Paul Socher  Austria | Philipp Brunner Italy |
| Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Innsbruck | Miriam-Stefanie Kastlunger Austria | Saskia Langer Germany | Ulla Zirne Latvia |
| 2016 Lillehammer | Brooke Apshkrum Canada | Jessica Tiebel Germany | Madeleine Egle Austria |
| 2020 Lausanne | Merle Fräbel Germany | Jessica Degenhardt Germany | Diana Loginova Russia |
| 2024 Gangwon | Antonia Pietschmann Germany | Alexandra Oberstolz Italy | Marie Riedl Austria |
| Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Innsbruck | Florian Gruber Simon Kainzwaldner Italy | Tim Brendl Florian Funk Germany | Ty Andersen Pat Edmunds  United States |
| 2016 Lillehammer | Felix Schwarz Lukas Gufler Italy | Hannes Orlamünder Paul Gubitz Germany | Vsevolod Kashkin Konstantin Korshunov Russia |
| 2020 Lausanne | Moritz Jäger Valentin Steudte Germany | Kaspars Rinks Ardis Liepiņš Latvia | Mikhail Karnaukhov Iurii Chirva Russia |
| 2024 Gangwon |  Italy Philipp Brunner Manuel Weissensteiner |  Latvia Jānis Gruzdulis-Borovojs Ēdens Eduards Čepulis |  Germany Louis Grünbeck Maximilian Kührt |
| Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Lausanne | Jessica Degenhardt Vanessa Schneider Germany | Caitlin Nash Natalie Corless Canada | Viktorija Ziediņa Selīna Elizabete Zvilna Latvia |
| 2024 Gangwon | Alexandra Oberstolz Katharina Sofie Kofler Italy | Marie Riedl Nina Lerch Austria | Lina Riedl Anna Lerch Austria |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Latvia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Austria | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine (face-up) and feet-first. A luger begins seated, propelling themselves initially from handles on either side of the start ramp, then steers by using the calf muscles to flex the sled's runners or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the pod. Racing sleds weigh 21–25 kg (46–55 lb) for singles and 25–30 kg (55–66 lb) for doubles. Luge is also the name of an Olympic sport that employs that sled and technique.
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