Posts tagged with “Luge”

Had the chance to check out the mens action at the FIL Luge World Championships this weekend… hope you did too With speeds over 140km/hr heading into the finish its amazing to experience in person…

BC Luge Development Team member Jessica Solly goes into a turn at over 115km’s/hr.
Evening training for the luge, skeleton, and bobsleigh at the Whistler Sliding Centre. It’s free to watch the training during the evening, and a schedule can be found on the Whistler Sliding Centre web page.

BC Luge Development Team member Reid Watts.

A two man bobsleigh.

A skeleton athlete completes the last turn on a training run.

Photos by David Buzzard

Images from this past weekend’s Luge World Cup up at the Whistler Sliding Centre – Doubles and Men’s action.

Beautiful evening in Whistler for a Luge World Cup

The scene at the doubles'/women's start

And they're off

I'm guessing this guy is someone important

The lone Japanese competitor makes his way down the tricky course

The night setting of the competition makes it fun to watch

For those of you that missed this event, there’s an upcoming FIBT Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup February 2-4, 2012…Check it out!

In the lead up to this weekend’s 2nd Viessmann Luge World Cup Whistler I’ve been taking some photos up at the Whistler Sliding Centre. One of the many legacies left behind after the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, the track is a marvel unto itself. One of the fastest in the world, if not the fastest, it plummets 152 vertical metres in 1.45km with top speeds reaching over 140km/hr by the top level athletes. Its also a great place to take photos and I took advantage of this week’s international training sessions to snap a few.

Grooves in the ice at the men's luge start

An athlete's visor rests on his sled

An athlete waits for the green light to start his practice run

A luger slides up the finish ramp

An athlete talks to his coaches via radio after his practice run

Luge sleds lie waiting for their turn down the course

Other athletes look on as a team of doubles luge prepares for their run

Frosty timing clock at the women's luge start

A luger approaches the finish area after a run down the track

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Lovely day to be in the mountains..

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