Top Sliders Set to Battle for King and Queen of Canadian Luge

WHISTLER, B.C.—The trick or treating will have to wait for Canada’s top luge athletes as they will be racing for the title of King and Queen of Canadian luge at the Canadian Championships at 9 a.m. on Halloween in Whistler, B.C.

The Canadian Championships will include the nation’s top male and female athletes, including a deep crop of rising stars from the host province on Canada’s west coast, racing head-to-head down the Olympic Track  at the Whistler Sliding Centre.

Canada’s high-performance luge athletes will each take two trips down the track in their quest to secure the national title.

WHO:               Canadian Luge Championships

WHERE:           Whistler Sliding Centre

                        Whistler, B.C.

WHEN:             October 31, 2015
                        9 a.m. PST

The Canadian Luge Association is a not-for-profit organization responsible for governing the sport of luge across the country. With the financial backing of from the Government of Canada, Canadian Olympic Committee and Own the Podium, the Canadian Luge Association safely recruits and develops the nation’s current and future high-performance luge athletes with the goal of regularly climbing onto the international podium. For more information on the Canadian Luge Association, please visit us at www.luge.ca on the Internet.