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luge !!!. Fais par beccy ( rebeka bker ). Luge in Russia The first official luge competition in Russia was held in 1910 on Moscow’s Vorobyovy Gory. The Luge Federation was established in 1969, and in 1971 the first Soviet championship was held in Bratsk.
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luge !!! Fais par beccy (rebekabker)
Luge in Russia The first official luge competition in Russia was held in 1910 on Moscow’s Vorobyovy Gory. The Luge Federation was established in 1969, and in 1971 the first Soviet championship was held in Bratsk. In 1972, Russian athletes participated in the luge for the first time at the Olympic Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan. Alex Gought Tristan Walker and Justin Smith: athletesof Canada
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Riders wear specially designed suits to reduce wind resistance. lugegloves are spiked at the fingertips to assist riders as they accelerate at the start. Riders wear helmets with clear or tinted visors that extend under the chin to reduce resistance. Riders wear special shoes that typically have firm, smooth outer soles. The lugeare often called «Calypso». Luge originally developed as a sport in Switzerland, where the first course was built at Davos in 1879