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n. - A racing sled for one or two people v. - Move along on a toboggan.

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  • Olympics recap: The pecking order in luge is rarely broken, and Salt Lake City yielded few surprises.
  • But that said, luge is statistically one of the safer sports.
  • There's Georg Hackl from Germany, arguably the best slider in luge history.
  • But luge is so precise, a lot like the Formula One racing of sliding sports.
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  • This was the winning word in the 1984 National Spelling Bee!
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