Mission

The United States Luge Association (USLA)/USA Luge is an Olympic class member organization of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and is the National Governing Body (NGB) for the sport of luge in the United States. A not-for-profit organization, USA Luge - the official American representative to the International Luge Federation (F.I.L.) - is based in Lake Placid, N.Y. with a western office in Park City, Utah, and its natural track operations in Marquette/Negaunee, Mich. Chartered in 1979 as a direct result of the Congressional Amateur Sports Act of 1978, it is the responsibility of USA Luge to prepare, train and equip the United States National Luge Team for international and Olympic competition, as well as promote the growth of the sport nationwide.

Technical, marketing and administrative support are all provided through USA Luge's offices in Lake Placid. Coaching is provided through both the Lake Placid, Park City and Michigan offices. Annually, a number of important competitions are held at the Verizon Sports Complex, the Park City 2002 Olympic course, as well as the Lucy Hill, Mich. Natural Track run.

Lake Placid has been host to important international competitions such as the 23rd World Championships, World Cups, the 1st and 10th Junior World Championships and the 2000 Winter Goodwill Games. The original luge run, which hosted the luge competitions during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games, was replaced by the world's newest combined luge/bobsled/skeleton track in Feb. 2000. The Park City track, which hosted the 2002 Olympic Winter Games' luge competitions and future host for the 2005 Senior World Championships, the new combined track in Lake Placid and the Lucy Hill facility serve as sites for many recruitment and development training camps, as well as National Team training and racing in the two disciplines of the sport.