Event: | Luge |
Games: | 2022 Winter |
Dates: | 5–10 February |
Num Events: | 4 (1 men, 1 open, 1 women, 1 mixed) |
Competitors: | 106 |
Competitors Men: | 71 |
Competitors Women: | 35 |
Nations: | 26 |
Prev: | 2018 |
Next: | 2026 |
Luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Xiaohaituo Bobsleigh and Luge Track which is one of the Yanqing cluster venues between 5 and 10 February 2022.[1]
A total of 106 quota spots were distributed to the sport of luge, a decline of four from the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2] A total of four events were contested, one for men, one open event, one for women and one mixed.[3]
See main article: Luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification. A maximum of 106 athletes were allowed to compete at the Games. Countries were assigned quotas using the results of Olympic Qualification World Cup Ranking List from 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2021.[4]
The following is the competition schedule for all four events.
All times are in local time (UTC+8), according to the official schedule correct as of March 2021. This schedule may be subject to change in due time.
Date | Time | Event | ||
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5 February | 19:10 | Men's singles - Heats 1 and 2 | ||
6 February | 19:30 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Men's singles - Heats 3 and 4 | |
7 February | 19:50 | Women's singles - Heats 1 and 2 | ||
8 February | 19:50 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Women's singles - Heats 3 and 4 | |
9 February | 20:20 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Doubles | |
10 February | 21:30 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Team relay |
Germany dominated the luge competitions, sweeping all four gold medals, and earning six overall.
Men's singles | 3:48.735 | 3:48.895 | 3:49.686 | ||||
Women's singles | 3:53.454 | 3:53.947 | 3:54.507 | ||||
Open doubles | Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt | 1:56.554 | Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken | 1:56.653 | Thomas Steu Lorenz Koller | 1:57.065 | |
Team relay | Natalie Geisenberger Johannes Ludwig Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt | 3:03.406 | Madeleine Egle Wolfgang Kindl Thomas Steu Lorenz Koller | 3:03.486 | Elīza Tīruma Kristers Aparjods Mārtiņš Bots Roberts Plūme | 3:04.354 |
A total of 110 athletes from 26 nations (including the IOC's designation of ROC for the Russian Olympic Committee) qualified to participate.[5] Ireland will be making its Olympic sport debut.[6]
The numbers in parentheses represents the number of participants entered.