News Articles
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Emily Sweeney and Chris Mazdzer win second race-off
by USA Luge - Fri Oct 23 16:00:36 -0400 2009
17 year-old Junior National Team athlete Emily Sweeney upset the women's field at today's, October 23, USA Luge team qualifying race, the second in a series of four races used to determine the make-up of the fall 2009 World Cup team. read more
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Ashley Walden and Chris Mazdzer win first race-off
by USA Luge - Wed Oct 21 17:53:19 -0400 2009
Ashley Walden and Chris Mazdzer emerged as winners in today's, October 21, USA Luge team qualifying race. read more
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USA Luge begins race-off process
by USA Luge - Wed Oct 14 13:31:43 -0400 2009
USA Luge's final international racing squad, and eventually its 10-member Olympic team, will begin to take shape with a series of race-offs beginning Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Lake Placid, N.Y. read more
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Julia Clukey Wins Jet Blue Start Championship 11 Days after Surgery
by Gordy Sheer - U.S. Luge Association - Sat Oct 10 15:57:20 -0400 2009
Julia Clukey, who underwent surgery on September 28 to repair a torn meniscus in her right knee, bounced back to win her third JetBlue USA Luge Start Championship title. read more
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USA Luge's start championships tomorrow night
by USA Luge - Thu Oct 08 13:22:48 -0400 2009
America's top luge athletes will be racing head-to-head on the indoor, fully-refrigerated start ramps at USA Luge's headquarters in Lake Placid, N.Y. read more
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JetBlue Airways U.S. National Start Championships slated for Friday
by USA Luge - Wed Oct 07 10:11:25 -0400 2009
America's top luge athletes will be racing head-to-head on the indoor, fully-refrigerated start ramps at USA Luge's headquarters in Lake Placid, N.Y. read more
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Julia Clukey undergoes knee surgery
by USA Luge - Wed Sep 30 11:36:43 -0400 2009
Julia Clukey, winner of the 2009 International Luge Start Competition and 2010 Olympic hopeful, has undergone surgery to repair a torn meniscus in her right knee following a wheeled luge crash in late August, 2009. read more
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2010 Winter Olympic Hopefuls Converge in Lake Placid, N.Y.
by USA Luge - Tue Sep 29 15:35:13 -0400 2009
Those looking to get a glimpse at the stars of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada, should visit Lake Placid, N.Y. in October, as the nation’s top athletes from a variety of winter sports host camps at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. read more
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Republic Lagun Machine Tool Co. Joins USA Luge Family of Sponsors
by USA Luge - Mon Sep 28 17:32:58 -0400 2009
Republic Lagun, based in Harbor City, Calif., was named the “The Official Milling Machine Tool Company of USA Luge”. The team received a new milling machine to use at their research workshop in Park City, Utah in mid-July. read more
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2009 USA Luge Slider Search Coming to Canton N.Y.
by USA Luge - Wed Sep 23 11:21:04 -0400 2009
On Saturday and Sunday, September 26-27, young athletes who want to experience the thrill of luge and train under the guidance of USA Luge national team coaches and athletes can do so when the USA Luge Slider Search rolls into Canton, N.Y. read more
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U.S. Luge Athletes “Camping” in Lake Placid
by USA Luge - Fri Sep 18 16:26:14 -0400 2009
The off-season is beginning to whined down and the USA Luge national team has just one more training camp in Lake Placid, N.Y before the beginning of the 2009-10 international racing season. read more
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New Wheel Training Video and Team Hike
by Gordy Sheer- USA Luge - Fri Sep 04 14:22:58 -0400 2009
Prior to competing at the International Start Competition, the team took a hike which finished at an altitude of over 9,000 feet , passing through Liechtenstein, Switzerland and finally Austria. read more
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2009 USA Luge Slider Search Coming to Plattsburgh, N.Y
by USA Luge - Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0400 2009
How do members of the U.S. national luge team get their start in the Fastest Sport on Ice®?... through the USA Luge Slider Search, which targets boys and girls age 11 to 14. read more
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USA Luge’s Clukey Wins Gold, Walden Claims Silver in Italy
by Jon Lundin - U.S. Luge Association - Sun Aug 30 12:10:15 -0400 2009
USA Luge’s Julia Clukey (Augusta, Maine) raced to a gold medal finish, while her teammate, Ashley Walden (Westborough, Mass.), won silver during Saturday’s, Aug. 29, international luge start championships held in Meransen, Italy. read more
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2009 USA Luge Slider Search Coming to Schenectady, N.Y
by USA Luge - Wed Aug 26 11:37:38 -0400 2009
How do members of the U.S. national luge team get their start in the Fastest Sport on Ice®?... through the USA Luge Slider Search, which targets boys and girls age 11 to 14. read more