Competition Runs
 
      •Singles (men and women): 4 runs •Doubles: 2 runs

•    A new luge course requires an international test race at least one year prior to the Olympic Games.
•    Between 50-70 officials are required for Olympic Luge Competition.
•    An Olympic competitor may not have been a professional athlete in any sport.

      At the finish the following equipment checks may be made:
 
  •Weight of the sled •Weight of the athlete
 
 
 
      At the start, a steel runner shall be in place, sheltered from the sun, to be used as a basis for temperature
  measurement. The temperature of the blade on each competitor's sled may not be greater than 5 degrees
  centigrade above the control temperature. After the control temperatures have been taken of a competitor's
  steels, the sled may not be removed from the designated start area nor the sled exchanged or the blades
  warmed.
 
      An athlete must leave the start handles within 30 seconds after they receive the "track is clear" command,
  (45 seconds for doubles), or the athlete is disqualified.
 
      Competitions may be held in extreme weather conditions with a temperature as low as -25 degrees centigrade.
 
      The competitor must cross the finish line in contact with his/her sled.