Luge Olympic History: When did the luge become an Olympic event? 1964 Innsbruck: Luge makes its Olympic debut. The inaugural competition comprises three events: men’s singles, women’s singles, and ...

He ended it with a piece of luge history. Kindl became the first slider in 32 years to win a men’s singles and doubles race in the same World Cup weekend — and he did it two hours apart.

Mazdzer put together two phenomenal runs to climb from fourth to third in runs 3 and 4 to win the silver medal in men’s singles luge — the first men’s singles luge medal in U.S. history.

The first two heats of the luge men’s singles competition begin Saturday, February 5th at 6:10 a.m. ET.