100 luge athletes entitled to compete at the Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne

Lausanne (RWH) A maximum of 100 luge athletes will be able to compete at the Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland (9 to 22 January 2020). The five luge disciplines will take place on St. Moritz natural ice track in the region of Upper Engadin. The men’s and women’s events will be open to 20 athletes each and there will be no more than 15 pairings in the men’s and women’s doubles. These limits are based on the qualification criteria, which are available on the International Luge Federation’s (FIL) website (www.fil-luge.org).

Following the Games in Innsbruck in Austria (2012) and Lillehammer in Norway (2016), Lausanne will be the third host of the Winter Youth Olympic Games. The women’s doubles event will also celebrate its first ever Olympic appearance after being added to the FIL’s schedule for the first time last winter