Luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics
| Luge at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Xiaohaituo Bobsleigh and Luge Track |
| Dates | 4–10 February |
| No. of events | 4 (1 men, 1 open, 1 women, 1 mixed) |
| Competitors | 106 from 26 nations (71 men and 35 women) |
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| Doubles | open | ||
| Relay | mixed | ||
Luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held at the Xiaohaituo Bobsleigh and Luge Track which is one of the Yanqing cluster venues. A total of four luge events will be held, between 4 and 10 February 2022.[1]
A total of 106 quota spots were distributed to the sport of luge, a decline of four from the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2]
Qualification[edit]
A maximum of 106 athletes will be allowed to compete at the Games. Countries will assigned quotas using the results of Olympic Qualification World Cup Ranking List from 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2021.[3]
Competition schedule[edit]
The following is the competition schedule for all four events.
All times are in local time (UTC+8), according to the official schedule correct as of March 2021. This schedule may be subject to change in due time.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 5 February | 19:10 | Men's singles - Heats 1 and 2 |
| 6 February | 19:30 | Men's singles - Heats 3 and 4 |
| 7 February | 19:50 | Women's singles - Heats 1 and 2 |
| 8 February | 19:50 | Women's singles - Heats 3 and 4 |
| 9 February | 20:20 | Doubles |
| 10 February | 21:30 | Team relay |
Medal summary[edit]
Events[edit]
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Participating nations[edit]
A total of 110 athletes from 26 nations (including the IOC's designation of ROC for the Russian Olympic Committee) qualified to participate.[4] Ireland will be making its Olympic sport debut.[5]
The numbers in parenthesis represents the number of participants entered.
Argentina (1)
Australia (1)
Austria (10)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (6)
China (4)
Czech Republic (4)
Georgia (1)
Germany (10)
Great Britain (1)
Ireland (1)
Italy (8)
Japan (1)
Latvia (10)
Moldova (1)
Poland (4)
Romania (4)
ROC (10)
Slovakia (5)
South Korea (5)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (1)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Ukraine (6)
United States (8)
References[edit]
- ^ "Luge Schedule". BOCWOG. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 Event programme and athlete quota" (PDF). www.olympic.org/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Qualification Systems for XXIV Olympic Winter Games, Beijing 2022" (PDF). International Luge Federation. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022 in Beijing - Quota places luge" (PDF). www.fil-luge.org/. International Luge Federation. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ O'Connor, Philip (19 January 2022). "Irish luger Desmond to fulfil frozen dream in Beijing". Reuters. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
