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Women's luge athlete from Mass. set to make history at Winter Olympics

Chevonne Forgan of Chelmsford is competing in her first Olympics, while her sport, women's doubles luge, is also making its Olympics debut.

Summer Britcher does not think a corpse could win an Olympic luge race. But she loved the ‘SNL’ joke

Summer Britcher, a USA Luge veteran, found herself the subject of a "Saturday Night Live" skit. The skit featured a character named Gertie Burper, a luge athlete with a striking resemblance to Britcher.

U.S. hopes to chip away at Germany's luge dominance at the Milan-Cortina Games

Germany is expected to once again dominate the medal count in luge, but the U.S. could pull off a surprise or two, especially in the women's events.

Olympians barrel down icy track. What to know about luge, skeleton, bobsleigh

With the 2026 Winter Olympics underway, here's a guide on the high-speed sledding sports: luge, skeleton and bobsleigh.

Lindsey Vonn gets ready for her first of three 2026 Winter Olympics races

American star Lindsey Vonn participated in an official Olympic training event for Women's downhill skiing, hitting the slopes at the Winter Games for the first time after rupturing her left ACL when she crashed in a World Cup race in the Alps.

Lindsey Vonn finishes Olympic downhill training on injured knee

A week after rupturing the ACL in her left knee, Lindsey Vonn opened her chase for Olympic gold at the age of 41 with an aggressive and successful training run down the Olympia delle Tofane downhill course.