For more than a century, luge has been one of the purest, most breathtaking tests of speed and nerve in winter sports—racers hurtling down ice chutes at over 130 km/h on nothing but a tiny sled, steering with nothing but their bodies. Yet for all its drama, one chapter remained unwritten: a dedicated Olympic event for women racing together. That changed forever on February 11, 2026, at the brand-new Cortina Sliding Centre in the heart of the Dolomites. On that crisp Italian m