The National Governing Body for the Olympic

Sport of Luge, the U.S. Luge Association (USLA)

is an "Olympic" class member of the United

States Olympic Committee, and the official

American representative of the International

Luge Federation (FIL) based in Berchtesgaden,

Germany. A not-for-profit organization with its

headquarters in Lake Placid, New York, the USLA

was chartered in 1979 as a direct result of the

Congressional Amateur Sports Act of 1978. It is

the duty of the USLA to prepare, train, and

equip the United States National Luge Teams for

international and Olympic competition as well

as promote the growth of the sport of luge

nationwide.

Coaching, technical, marketing and

administrative support are all provided through

the USLA's offices in Lake Placid, N.Y.

Annually, a number of important competitions

are held at the Mt. Van Hoevenberg Luge Run.

The run has also been host to important

international competitions such as the World

Championships, World Cups and the first and

tenth Junior World Championships. The track was

also host to the luge competition during the

1980 Winter Olympic Games.

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