With women competing in doubles in luge for the first time, here's what to know about the fastest sport in the Winter Olympics

Athletes can reach speeds of up to 96 miles per hour, according to our analysis, which is faster than a cheetah.

The International Luge Federation (FIL) sets the rules and regulations that athletes and teams must follow at the Winter Olympic Games, with the aim of assuring that each team’s combined weight of sled and rider (or riders, in Doubles races) is essentially equal to that of the other competing teams.

It made Taubitz and Langenhan the only double-gold winners in luge at this year's Olympics, where Germany — again — was the overall best, with three golds and five medals overall. Italy won four medals (two gold, two bronze), as did Austria (three silver, one bronze).

Men's doubles luge has Olympic fans asking why two-man luge is a thing originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Luge is one of those events at the Winter Olympics that draws some questions. And, well, that's before you even get to two-man luge, otherwise known as men's double luge.

Ashley Farquharson, the second American woman to medal in luge, benefitted from programs established after the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.

Germany's Max Langenhan becomes the latest Olympic luge champion, winning gold in the men's singles at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

MUSKEGON, MI — Blink and you’ll miss it. The fastest sport on ice is back for the Winter Olympics and Michigan has a perfect spot for you to experience the thrill of luge for yourself. On the shore of Lake Michigan sits a rare winter sports gem—a luge track built with the community in mind.

Host Alexander Skarsgård plays a Milan Cortina-bound coach who's just trying to get his athlete to get on a sled.