luge

Which Olympic sport is the fastest? Without thinking, most of us would assume luge or bobsled or skeleton. It make sense, right? If you’re going to travel at dangerous speeds, you’d want to be in some kind of vehicle or at least on sled you could bail off of. Alas, neither is true. Once again, skiers win. Johan Clarey of France once skied at 101mph in a World Cup race. Whoa. A downhill skier vs. a bobsled? A comically dressed curler vs. a brawny hockey player? Sure, each sport is dierent — some more graceful, others more death defying, […]