Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. A total of four luge events were held, between 10 and 15 February 2018.
| Luge at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games | |
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Luge pictogram at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
| Venue | Alpensia Sliding Centre |
| Dates | 10–15 February 2018 |
| No. of events | 4 (2 men, 1 women, 1 mixed) |
| Competitors | 110 from 24 nations |
Qualification
A maximum of 110 athletes were allowed to compete at the Games. Countries were assigned quotas using the world rankings of results from 1 November 2017 to 31 December 2017.
Competition schedule
The following was the competition schedule for all four events.
All times are (UTC+9).
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 10 February | 19:10 | Men's singles runs 1 and 2 |
| 11 February | 18:50 | Men's singles runs 3 and 4 |
| 12 February | 19:50 | Women's singles runs 1 and 2 |
| 13 February | 19:30 | Women's singles runs 3 and 4 |
| 14 February | 20:20 | Doubles runs 1 and 2 |
| 15 February | 21:30 | Team relay |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | David Gleirscher Austria | 3:10.702 | Chris Mazdzer United States | 3:10.728 | Johannes Ludwig Germany | 3:10.932 |
| Women's singles | Natalie Geisenberger Germany | 3:05.232 | Dajana Eitberger Germany | 3:05.599 | Alex Gough Canada | 3:05.644 |
| Doubles | Germany Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt | 1:31.697 | Austria Peter Penz Georg Fischler | 1:31.785 | Germany Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken | 1:31.987 |
| Team relay | Germany Natalie Geisenberger Johannes Ludwig Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt | 2:24.517 | Canada Alex Gough Samuel Edney Tristan Walker Justin Snith | 2:24.872 | Austria Madeleine Egle David Gleirscher Peter Penz Georg Fischler | 2:24.988 |
Participating nations
A total of 110 athletes from 24 nations (including the IOC's designation of Olympic Athletes from Russia) were scheduled to participate.
- Argentina (1 athlete)
- Australia (1)
- Austria (10)
- Bulgaria (1)
- Canada (8)
- Croatia (1)
- Czech Republic (6)
- Georgia (1)
- Germany (10)
- Great Britain (2)
- India (1)
- Italy (9)
- Kazakhstan (1)
- Latvia (10)
- Olympic Athletes from Russia (8)
- Poland (6)
- Romania (5)
- Slovakia (5)
- Slovenia (1)
- South Korea (5)
- Switzerland (1)
- Chinese Taipei (1)
- Ukraine (6)
- United States (10)
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