A total of 106 quota spots were distributed to the sport of luge, a decline of four from the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2] A total of four events were contested, one for men, one open event, one for women and one mixed.[3]
A maximum of 106 athletes were allowed to compete at the Games. Countries were assigned quotas using the results of Olympic Qualification World Cup Ranking List from 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2021.[4]
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for all four events.
All times are in local time (UTC+8), according to the official schedule correct as of March 2021. This schedule may be subject to change in due time.
Date
Time
Event
5 February
19:10
Men's singles - Heats 1 and 2
6 February
19:30
Men's singles - Heats 3 and 4
7 February
19:50
Women's singles - Heats 1 and 2
8 February
19:50
Women's singles - Heats 3 and 4
9 February
20:20
Doubles
10 February
21:30
Team relay
Medal summary
Germany dominated the luge competitions, sweeping all four gold medals, and earning six overall.
A total of 110 athletes from 26 nations (including the IOC's designation of ROC for the Russian Olympic Committee) qualified to participate.[5] Ireland will be making its Olympic sport debut.[6]
The numbers in parentheses represents the number of participants entered.
