In 1995, everything was in place, to close three blocks of South George Street for several hours, for members of the 1994 U. S. Olympic Luge Team to give sliding demonstrations using wheeled luge sleds. Unfortunately a constant drizzle on April 30th required a change of plans. Instead, inside the
The February 1998 issue of Popular Science, focusing on the science of the Olympics, discussed the rise of the U. S. Luge Team in world competitions. Quoting from page 73: The U. S. [Luge] team’s secret weapon is its training facility, the York International Luge Training Complex in Lake Placid,