2022 News Stories

Canadian Teenagers Caitlin Nash and Natalie Corless Win Historic World Cup Bronze in Women’s Doubles Luge
PARK CITY, UTAH—Caitlin Nash ad Natalie Corless slid into the history books as the first Canadians ever to slide onto the Eberspächer World Cup women’s doubles luge podium in Park City, Utah on Friday afternoon

Canadian Young Guns Devin Wardrope and Cole Zajanski Fire into Fourth at Eberspächer Luge World Cup in Whistler
Caitlin Nash and Natalie Corless slide to sixth place in historic women’s doubles debut

Olympic Luge Medallists Tristan Walker and Justin Snith Slide into Retirement
Canada’s most accomplished doubles luge athletes park sleds having rewritten the history books

Trinity Ellis Leads Young Canadian Speed Queens into New Olympic Quadrennial at Eberspächer Luge World Cup in Whistler
Ellis slides to 13th, Carolyn Maxwell 15th, Caitlin Nash 16th, Natalie Corless 18th

New Look Canadian Luge Team Slides into Whistler to Host Eberspächer Luge World Cup and Eberspächer Team Relay World Cup
Canadian Team hits track in Whistler on Thursday and Friday at 9 a..m.

LUGE CANADA JOINING ABUSE-FREE SPORT ON FEBRUARY 2, 2023
CALGARY—Luge Canada has continued its commitment to ensuring a safe and welcoming sliding sport environment for all by signing an agreement to join Abuse-Free Sport, the new independent program to prevent and address maltreatment in sport.

STATEMENT: WinSport's Provincial Government Announcement, Decision to Reallocate Track Funds to WinSport Daylodge
It is our sincere hope the Alberta Government will review the reallocation of funds that were originally invested to make improvements to the track at Canada Olympic Park – a clear investment in our community and high-performance sport.

Two Accomplished Olympians Alex Gough and Kim McRae Re-Elected for Top Positions on Luge Canada’s Board of Directors
Alex Gough to serve another two-year term as President, Kim McRae appointed to Vice-President of Sport

Robert Fegg Tapped as New Head Coach of Canadian Luge Team
CALGARY—Robert Fegg is returning to Canada to take head coaching reigns of the Canadian Luge Team and guide the program into a new era.

Canada’s Reid Watts Slides to 17th in Wild Olympic Luge Race
BEIJING, Chn.—It wasn’t the result he was looking for, but Canada’s Reid Watts never quit en route to a 17th-place finish at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games on Sunday in Beijing.

Luge Canada joins RBC Training Ground to find new Olympic talent
Canadian athletes between the ages of 14 and 25 have the chance to be scouted by nine Team Canada sports for free, including Luge Canada

Canada’s Tristan Walker and Justin Snith Post Top Result of Season in Eighth at Luge World Cup
ST. MORITZ, Sui.— Canada’s Tristan Walker and Justin Snith put down a season-best eighth-place finish in the final World Cup doubles luge race in their final event before the start of the Olympic Winter Games.

Six Canadian luge athletes nominated to compete at Beijing 2022
Two Olympic medallists will lead a new generation of luge athletes into their first Olympic Winter Games at Beijing 2022 as Luge Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee nominated three women and three men to Team Canada.
Luge Athletes to be Nominated to Beijing 2022 Canadian Olympic Team while connecting with Elementary school students in
TORONTO— Luge Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee will announce the luge athletes nominated to compete for Team Canada at Beijing 2022 on Tuesday, January 18 at 10 a.m. ET.

Olympians Tristan Walker and Justin Snith Storm into Top-10 in World Cup Luge
The veterans of the Canadian Luge Team, Tristan Walker and Justin Snith, battled to their second top-10 finish of the World Cup season, sliding to ninth place in Oberhof, Germany on Saturday.

Young Canucks Slide to Fifth in Luge World Cup Team Relay
Canadian teenager, Trinity Ellis, battles to 15th in women’s singles race