Nobody knows for certain when luge — the French word for sled — started, since nobody surely took note of the first time ...

When sitting on top of the sled, your feet should be pointing downhill–not headfirst. And, of course, dress warm, and wear ...

The U.S. Air Force recovered the hypersonic sled as part of its Hypersonic Sled Recovery (HSR) project. The 846th Test Squadron conducted testing of the hypersonic sled at the Holloman Air Force Base ...

A high-speed sled was recovered after accelerating to around Mach 5.6 on a 10-mi.-long, 9-in.-wide monorail track in the New Mexico desert, the U.S. Air Force said on June 2. The late-March test on ...

That's the target speed — at a minimum — for Kurt Anderson, who plans to break a long-standing world record this month with a rocket-powered sled on a small east-central Wisconsin lake near Manawa.

Some kids want to grow up and be firefighters. Some want to be president. But when I was child, I wanted to be a professional luge racer. I’m not sure what inspired my dream—certainly not the ...

PROVIDENCE − Rhode Island is covered in snow and more is surely on the way. Time to grab that sled and embrace the weather with some speed. According to Outdoortroop.com, you only need 2 to 4 inches ...

While you might have bought the best pair of skis in the 90s or 00s, as parts on boots and bindings start to fail and safety standards for ski equipment improve, even the highest-quality skis more ...

Sledding athletes are taking their lives. Did brain-rattling rides and high-speed crashes damage their brains? By New York Times and The New York Times July 27, 2020 at 7:53 p.m.

It was around 30 degrees on Jan. 9, 1924, and 5-year-old Francis Bontampo of Pittsfield was taking advantage of a light snow still on the ground from days earlier. From his driveway on Arch Street, he ...