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Once Again It Is Time To Talk About The Weird But Perfect Sport Of Double Luge

Double luge 4 lyfe.

Every four years, I remember something that my brain forgot existed.

And that, comrades, is double luge.

Two teammates going down the track during a race

It's exactly like singles luge...

A single athlete on their back as they race

...except they added a guy on top of the other guy.

It's a multi-layer luge. Two pieces of bread, but not a sandwich.

One athlete is laying on his back on top of their teammate

And some might say...WHY?

Or...WHAT THE HELL?

Because it's an intimate sport.

It's kind of like public cuddling.

And logically, it makes no sense to me. Why add a person?

And if you're going to add people, why stop at two? WHY NOT THREE?

Hell, why not four?!

AND FUCK IT, while we're at it, GET A DOG ON THERE.

Wait, nevermind about the dog. I don't want it to get injured by the spikey fingers on their gloves.

A closeup of an athlete adjusting their helmet with their gloves which are spiked on the fingertips

So yeah, while I am confused by double luge, I also am here to defend it. Because it might just be...THE PERFECT SPORT.

A team crashing and flipping sideways on the track

First of all, it's always fun to have a buddy.

Two teammates hugging at the end of a race

And when there are two people on the luge, sometimes it looks like the front person is a spider. That's fun.

The two of these people are in this together. Bonded by ice and spandex for life.

We will never understand them. And they will never understand us.

But I root for them, because sometimes you just want to lay flat on top of someone else and speed down a cold slide.

And they are LIVING OUT THAT DREAM!!!

So, I am here for double luge and all that it brings to the Olympics/the world.

NEVER STOP LUGING. NEVER STOP LAYERING HUMANS. Peace and love to all! Bye.