The sport, luge, requires an athlete that must balance both mental and physical fitness. To become an elite luger is very difficult and takes many years of discipline and training. I'd begin training at an early age and work out to be in perfect shape for it. I'll also have to be able to endure serious physical pain being my only protection is a helmet and visor and it is likely I will crash. Becoming an elite luger is difficult, as well as being part of an olympic team.
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There are four main luge disciplines. These are men's singles, doubles, women's single, and team relay. These are broken down to several age classifications, novice (7-10), youth (11-14), junior (15-20), and general (21 and older). Prior to the certain race the athlete must be weighed. By doing so the athlete will be determined if they're in order to carry extra weight on them for the actual luge race.
Just like any other professional sport, there are risks of competing in the sport. Many of the injuries are bumps, bruises, broken bones, and concussions. That doesn't mean this sport can not cause something fatal. Georgian luger, Nodar Kumaritashvili, suffered a fatal crash while under his final practice run for the 2010 Winter Olympics. He wasn't the only one that had suffered a fatal crash luging, as well as Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypeski. This sport may seem like fun and games but can still be fatal and is more serious than it asctually seems.
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