NASCAR and USA Luge announced a new, long-term partnership leading up the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina.

With the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 just over a week away, USA Luge and NASCAR have announced a technical and marketing partnership with an eye on the long-term in the areas of technology and in galvanizing the sporting community around USA.

Luge made its Olympic debut in 1964, where athletes race feet first on a sled at speeds exceeding 80 miles per hour. Competitors complete four runs over two days and their cumulative times determine their rankings, with gold awarded for the lowest total time.

Nobody knows for certain when luge — the French word for sled — started, since nobody surely took note of the first time someone slid feet-first down a slope. Some say the 15th century, with evidence that there were races in Norway around that time.

There are six Russian sliders on the entry list for this weekend's World Cup luge races in Lake Placid, New York, all hoping to accumulate enough standings points to earn a berth at this winter's Milan Cortina Olympics. They are scheduled to be part of ...

Ukrainian and Russian athletes are scheduled to start a World Cup men's luge race in consecutive order on Saturday, meaning it is almost certain that athletes from those nations will cross paths at least near the start of the track. The start order for the ...