At a glance, the common ground between the motorsports realm of NASCAR and the winter sport of luge should seem small. Then again, after a season-opening exhibition race for the stock-car crowd that faced snow and ice this past week,

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

Luge made its Olympic debut in 1964, where athletes race feet first on a sled at speeds exceeding 80 miles per hour. Competitors complete four runs over two days and their cumulative times determine their rankings, with gold awarded for the lowest total time.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The fastest events at the Winter Olympics are always at the sliding centers, where the world’s best bobsledders, lugers, and skeleton riders compete for gold every four years.

MUSKEGON, MI - On top of a sand dune near the Lake Michigan shoreline sits one of only four luge tracks in the United States. Built in 1984, the Muskegon Luge Adventure Sports Park was created to help revive the former lumber town as part of a community campaign.