0 a sledge used for racing on ice. The person using it lies on their back with their feet pointing forward.
A thirteenth venue which was a reserved luge course was constructed, but never used in actual competition.
Auto racing took place in the hill in 1921 and the following year it saw its first luge tournament.
The stamps feature alpine skiing, figure skating, luge and curling.
Americans were slow to adopt the sport of luge.
Five years later, when they were both 14, they were allowed to try doubles luge for the first time.
Loch stated that luge speeds for men's singles reached 100km/h mph before turn three at the women's singles and men's doubles' start house.
Sports such as skiing, bobsledding, and the luge are popular in wintertime and bungee jumping is practiced during the rest of the year.
The luge is a self-driving car system in which riders control the speed by pushing a pair of handlebars back and forth.