CRASH COMPILATION - 2021 Luge World Championships @ Königssee

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  • Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
  • Please enjoy the FIL's fantastic video+streaming site video.fil-luge....
    I guess not everybody can nail the double chicane at the exit of Königssee's famous Turbodrome/Kreisel!

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  • @DanArnets1492
    @DanArnets1492  2 года назад +313

    Okay, gotta school a whole bunch of you on luge and ice tube sports in general
    · Modern ice tubes are incredibly expensive structures designed by a combination of former and active ice tube athletes (from bobsleigh, luge and skeleton) plus top-level engineers. For example, the ice tube built for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games cost more than 100 million dollars. In other words, if you crash it's mostly your fault so, you know, GET GOOD or get out of the tube.
    · Less than 5% of the competitors in the 2021 Luge Worlds failed to finish all of their runs. The actual fail rate is even lower if you take into account how most lugers completed all of their 4-5 competitive runs.
    · Yes, you steer the sled. If you pay attention the video you can see the sled moving left-right on the straights. You can also steer the sled with your body weight in skeleton (the face-down face-first version of this) and in bobsleigh you mostly move around by steering with the movable blades (shifting your body weight pays a role but it's not the dominant one).
    · Ice tube sports are tremendously expensive, it's not a hobby sport, you don't do it for fun outside maybe taking an open one-week course. Most of the ice tube athletes grew up very close to an ice tube or a relative was an athlete before them. All modern ice tubes offer 2 to 4 different starting points so inexperienced athletes can start their career with a shorter slower run.
    · 2-men sled competitions exist nowadays as a "legacy event". It made sense 80-90 years ago when the courses were a lot flatter and 2 people together could go a lot faster than someone going solo. The FIL is trying to have 2-women sled competitions at the World Championships soon and also have them for the 2026 Olympic Games.

    • @MercifulArchitect
      @MercifulArchitect 2 года назад +36

      yeah but what a weird sport this is

    • @ProfessorPesca
      @ProfessorPesca 2 года назад +86

      Wow, thanks for ‘schooling’ me. This whole sport looks like something that maybe people used to do for a bit of fun, and is now being taken wholly too seriously.

    • @peeonu25
      @peeonu25 2 года назад +2

      Same with MX and SX ex riders usually design the tracks each weekend. They tend to take the health and welfare of the athletes as important. The well being of the athlete is more important than tv ratings.
      Wait... Isnt that every sport?....

    • @sermerlin1
      @sermerlin1 2 года назад +29

      What's the point of this "sport" if it's not for hobby and fun first? Like why would anyone compete in this if you ain't taking any money from it (since you say it's overly expensive) and you ain't taking any fun out of it?
      I know I would want to do it cus it looks fun. I love sledding down slopes.

    • @top.secret000
      @top.secret000 2 года назад +22

      Thank you for the patronizing explanation of luge. I now have a deeper admiration for the sport.

  • @apexkilla
    @apexkilla 2 года назад +1787

    You win some you luge some

  • @thekoupekid
    @thekoupekid Год назад +15

    The designers of those turns are evil, they knew it was gonna be crazy... LOL

  • @DuncanWilliamsOFFICIAL
    @DuncanWilliamsOFFICIAL 5 месяцев назад +17

    So what do you do for a living?
    "I wear a one piece suit, and go down ice chutes and slides"

  • @mattdavis4248
    @mattdavis4248 2 года назад +17

    Much respect for anyone who does this. They are all a bit nuts, lol

  • @brandonsayer7631
    @brandonsayer7631 7 месяцев назад +7

    You gotta be fearless to do this at all let alone at the highest level. My respect to all the athletes out there

  • @Mosindeur
    @Mosindeur Год назад +10

    Can't blame anyone who crashes on this chicane. By far the hardest I've been one back when I was still doing luge.

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  Год назад +1

      Can I know your real name? I've been following ice tube sports since names like Andre Lange, Ivo Ruegg and Armin Zoeggler ruled 👍🏻

    • @Mosindeur
      @Mosindeur Год назад +7

      @@DanArnets1492 Sorry, but I don't feel comfortable sharing my full legal name. I luged for a Thuringian club till my mid teens. Königssee was the last chicane I've been on while active. I acted as a trainer for the young lads for 2 years afterwards. So I surely wasn't a name in the sport.

  • @frostchain2362
    @frostchain2362 10 месяцев назад +19

    Most winter sports are considered wealthy people's games (Skiing, Snowboarding, etc...) But this takes the cake.

  • @templar23
    @templar23 Год назад +36

    I'm no Luge driver, but the chicane section seem intentionally evil to me.

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  Год назад +10

      It's a competition, easy things don't separate the great from the mediocre

    • @templar23
      @templar23 Год назад +4

      @@DanArnets1492 Well put :)

  • @TheTiemotje
    @TheTiemotje 2 года назад +8

    0:52 - First thing that popped in my mind was 'that's not how you drive the sledge, but ok' 😂

  • @doctathrow6665
    @doctathrow6665 Год назад +19

    I cant be the only one who laughed my ass off when i saw 0:50 slow motion.

    • @gorillapimping
      @gorillapimping Год назад +2

      Faceplanting through the chicanes

    • @steelsharpenssteel1055
      @steelsharpenssteel1055 Год назад +3

      Nope....was def hilarious to me 😂. Glad they're ok tho

    • @juanpablosaenz7719
      @juanpablosaenz7719 Год назад +2

      Yeah you're not the only one hahah

    • @brianjones9780
      @brianjones9780 10 месяцев назад

      Him holding the luge with proper form despite sliding entirely on his face makes this absurd in the most impressive fashion, he makes the whole thing look on purpose

  • @timbaldwin6283
    @timbaldwin6283 8 месяцев назад +5

    "Wow! What happened, Alex?"
    "Yeah, they crashed."
    "Thanks, Alex."

  • @jesussaves2043
    @jesussaves2043 2 года назад +6

    A jomboy breakdown would be so perfect. Especially of he ad-libbed over when they cut to the coaches freaking out

  • @rangerider51
    @rangerider51 2 года назад +11

    This is more exciting then watching who wins.

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад +4

      It's one of few sports where excellence can look "boring" but it's exciting either way - Seeing the difference between these crashes and the fastest runs makes you see how much you have to drive the sled to be quick

  • @TheGravygun
    @TheGravygun 2 года назад +14

    That whole double thing is just nuts Who thought of that ?

    • @MikeJones-qn1gz
      @MikeJones-qn1gz 2 года назад +3

      The guys from Jackass probably, seems like something they would do for kicks

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад

      @@MikeJones-qn1gz - Nope, it's a very old idea coming from back when competitive sledding was slower and done in natural tracks - 2 guys were able to go much faster and it also has the teamwork factor, nowadays it's mostly a legacy thing (plus the teamwork thing is still very important).

  • @justdoingitjim7095
    @justdoingitjim7095 2 года назад +13

    That one particular section had more crashes than others. Design flaw?

    • @augustus4711
      @augustus4711 2 года назад

      No, intentional. It's not supposed to be easy...

  • @manifestgtr
    @manifestgtr 8 месяцев назад +2

    The world’s most epic faceplant. That first guy was PLANKING down the course on his face lol

  • @axelrodriguez7722
    @axelrodriguez7722 3 года назад +15

    The Broom and the Fan brought me here XD

    • @rvwinds2480
      @rvwinds2480 2 года назад +1

      I’m a little late to the party but same here

  • @1stK966
    @1stK966 9 месяцев назад +19

    you would think that after multiple people fail on the same part of the same track, that they would lessen there critique and show at least some thought about maybe the track being the mistake or at least showing concern that its clearly a very difficult part and needs top level skill to get past.

  • @anandr1385
    @anandr1385 2 года назад +5

    4:10 couldn’t help it 😂😂😂
    One sec you’re luging, the next you’re rowing a boat

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад

      The "rowing" is the technique you use to start so... 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @anandr1385
      @anandr1385 2 года назад +1

      @@DanArnets1492 it just looked funny. No offense to the sport. The amount of potential danger is ridiculous

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад

      @@anandr1385 - It's definitely tough on your body when you crash, the courses are all ice-covered concrete tubes, there are 0 soft spots!

  • @edgross6554
    @edgross6554 2 года назад +4

    Really enjoyed the lady commentary, very entertaining.

  • @workman88
    @workman88 Год назад +12

    These people have balls of steel.

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  Год назад +4

      It's a really "critical" sport - It might not look too challenging at first but a small mistake can end up in a whole lot of pain 😅

    • @workman88
      @workman88 Год назад +4

      @@DanArnets1492 That's what I mean. Just a person on a tiny sled going highway speeds lol.

    • @michaelc3977
      @michaelc3977 Год назад +1

      Balls of steel? Hardly. What they have is daddy's wallet.

  • @naynay2007_
    @naynay2007_ 2 года назад +7

    this was in your recommendation✅

  • @lancecholtko7430
    @lancecholtko7430 2 года назад +6

    Bro, then sliding face down kills me

  • @daveyjones6148
    @daveyjones6148 2 года назад +4

    "Did you see the winter Olympics? Neither did I "
    Billy Connolly

  • @richardhedd3080
    @richardhedd3080 Год назад +23

    looks like they're all crashing in the same corner.

    • @griffin8er845
      @griffin8er845 10 месяцев назад +2

      I think this track is one of the more poorly designed tracks

  • @jovedo27
    @jovedo27 8 месяцев назад +14

    Damn same spot every time

  • @aarongdukey
    @aarongdukey Год назад +8

    That first one was funny af I’m ngl 🤣

  • @RyanTheSenpai
    @RyanTheSenpai 9 месяцев назад +37

    All sports make sense to me.. then their is this one

    • @blebbleb-q3t
      @blebbleb-q3t 9 месяцев назад +9

      First it made sense... then there's one guy lying on top of another guy lying on a luge and I lost it there

    • @BaconNCereal
      @BaconNCereal 9 месяцев назад +5

      @@blebbleb-q3t Its how the eskimos get home

    • @RyanTheSenpai
      @RyanTheSenpai 9 месяцев назад +5

      @@BaconNCereal if you want human beings to recreate scenes from ice age the award winning animated film, just say so. I’d volunteer but don’t sell it as some sport

    • @BaconNCereal
      @BaconNCereal 9 месяцев назад +3

      @@RyanTheSenpai lmfao im fucking around you think eskimos are sending it like this 😂😂

  • @AdrianCuyubambaDiaz
    @AdrianCuyubambaDiaz Год назад +9

    Halfway through the video, I was hoping someone would make it to the finish line safely.
    I forgot I clicked on the video to watch people crash...

  • @jhkk1269
    @jhkk1269 2 года назад +9

    "she's lost contact with her sled" she's fallen off mate

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад

      The FIL only considers you've finished a course if you're in contact with your sled, that includes if you're with your ass on the ice but still touching it with a foot or hand - It's a very important difference!

  • @gafrancisco
    @gafrancisco 2 года назад +8

    When too many cars crash on the same place ... maybe the problem is not the drivers, maybe its the road!

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад

      Only 5% crashed during the 2021 World Championships, not bad at all

  • @skipd9164
    @skipd9164 Год назад +2

    My son trained in the early 90s at Lake Placid before new location. He also did natabon ( spelt wrong) luge in U P Michigan. That was the first form of luge. No banked curves but wooden walls at each turn just like hockey. Each curve you had to adjust your body and sled. Can't explain the position but other lagers would try and break by putting there foot out and hitting sides but would damage ankle. Way more physical but slower speed but need more skills. My xwife and daughter and I were volunteering at track in -50 degree temps and we loved it

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  Год назад

      Awesome to hear stories from people involved in ice tube sports - Naturbahn luge is the classic/legacy version of this, too bad it's even more niche (IOC still won't allow it in the Olympic Games)

  • @stephentitus7137
    @stephentitus7137 2 года назад +8

    This got to be the funniest and weirdest winter sport 😂

  • @Treatyee
    @Treatyee 2 года назад +21

    In my opinion, if there's a part of the track that all athletes make mistakes then the problem is with the track not the athletes

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад +7

      ... except only 5% of the sleds crashed out of the 2021 Worlds and not everyone was in those wiggly esses

    • @And4224
      @And4224 2 года назад +4

      what's the point of the track when it isn"t challenging?

  • @MadScientyst
    @MadScientyst 6 месяцев назад +12

    Is it just me or there's something seriously wrong with that unusual chicane.
    Both single & double luges went off at basically the same location....just saying! 🤔

  • @TheRjb2010
    @TheRjb2010 2 года назад

    Spending years and years and years practicing for this moment. Then the whole world is watching that moment, and it all falls apart. So heartbreaking.

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад

      You wouldn't have the thrill of victory without a bit of a challenge and the agony of defeat peeking around the corner

  • @qzwxecrv0192837465
    @qzwxecrv0192837465 2 года назад +11

    What I learned from this: section before chicane is too fast and that chicane is either too tight or unnecessary

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад

      That's where you're wrong, kiddo - This ice tube is actually proof that you don't need very high speeds to make an ice tube challenging. This ice tube is like 20-30kph slower on its faster parts than the one in Whistler (used for Vancouver 2010) or the one in Yanqing (used for Beijing 2022 as I'm typing this)

  • @geoffrey6000
    @geoffrey6000 Год назад +4

    That corner is nasty! Wow!

  • @7Namjoon
    @7Namjoon 2 года назад +9

    6:48 They were SO close I feel the frustration through the screen

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад +1

      In this track (and some others too), you need MORE than just cross the finish line to get a valid time: you need to climb the slowdown uphill part entirely - Even if they had crossed the line, the run would've been declared as "incomplete" for that reason

  • @780joey
    @780joey 10 месяцев назад +1

    "No Jimmy, there's only room for one on the sled." Jimmy: "I'll just lay right on top of you :)"

  • @justinmickelson4599
    @justinmickelson4599 Год назад +5

    I understand ice tubes are incredible expensive to build. But you can build something wrong? With growth of the sport, maybe the speed they run now doesn't work with the old track?

  • @hendersonuk486
    @hendersonuk486 2 года назад +12

    The first guy did half the course in full faceplant mode. Tongue on the ice and everything.

  • @KuroHebi
    @KuroHebi 2 года назад +5

    One of the craziest sports I've ever seen.

    • @michaelc3977
      @michaelc3977 Год назад

      It's really not a sport. It;s just a spectacle riding daddys money.

  • @TheBrrp
    @TheBrrp 5 месяцев назад +10

    everyone seems to crash in the same spot everytime

  • @pheelmacababe2861
    @pheelmacababe2861 Год назад +5

    that shicane was destroying people

  • @h.a.9880
    @h.a.9880 10 месяцев назад +8

    This sport lookes like it's tons of fun, but also something that's super dangerous if things go really badly...
    then again, it's a sport where you hit speeds that rival that of motorsports, danger is to be expected.
    Anyway, is there a reason why these people retain their sledding-pose even when face down? I assume having your limbs tugged in is better to protect them from injury, but seeing people slide down the tube facedown without raising their arms to protect the head or face looks scary.
    But it's a baller sport ngl.

    • @callummclachlan4771
      @callummclachlan4771 7 месяцев назад +1

      Can't say for sure, but I think you are correct. Keeping limbs in means you can't get caught on anything. I was told to do that if I feel in white water river rafting (different dangers, but the idea is the same).

  • @Thouxanbann
    @Thouxanbann 2 года назад +12

    Idk why this video feel like it’s from 2008

  • @AppleLauda_destroyer99942
    @AppleLauda_destroyer99942 2 года назад +7

    A bump can ruin your race in Luge
    Nürburgring Nordschleife: am I a joke to you?

  • @michael61985
    @michael61985 2 года назад +4

    That track looked brutal

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад

      It's not the longest ice tube but it certainly has a couple of tricky spots

  • @DoughBoyDev
    @DoughBoyDev Год назад +11

    Y’all notice how they crashed in the same place every time

  • @storyofcory
    @storyofcory 2 года назад +5

    3:07 -ish... it's reassuring to know that they teach you how to crash a luge while staying safe (seriously!), because you could be seriously hurt if you don't know what to do during a wipeout.
    I remember when I played wheelchair basketball and at the first practice every season, our coaches taught us how to fall out of our wheelchairs safely if we took a fall on the court.

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад +1

      The "lessons on crashing" regarding ice tube sports is more about "when to give up", when to just stop trying to go on - They also teach you what pose you should adopt if you've completely lost the sled AKA put yourself in a way so you don't gain speed

  • @KTOTAMHAX
    @KTOTAMHAX Год назад +3

    офигенный спорт. вот бы так прокатиться))

  • @mrPauljacob
    @mrPauljacob 9 месяцев назад +14

    So basically you just slide on your face lol

  • @reedeayers
    @reedeayers Год назад +15

    0:52 made me laugh so hard

    • @beanteam2891
      @beanteam2891 Год назад +1

      You’re not alone

    • @FranktheDachshund
      @FranktheDachshund Год назад

      Hahaha, I missed it the first time though.

    • @singleproppilot
      @singleproppilot Год назад

      @@FranktheDachshund So did the announcers. You couldn’t tell he was face down until they played it back in slow motion.

  • @PortlandMan
    @PortlandMan 2 года назад +7

    Surprised this dangerous sport is still a thing these days

  • @jetsodinero7313
    @jetsodinero7313 Год назад +12

    I find it hilarious when they just slide on their face 😭

    • @fix0the0spade
      @fix0the0spade Год назад +3

      You know you shouldn't laugh, you know it's probably quite painful, but you just have to laugh.

  • @JackinMeOff
    @JackinMeOff 2 года назад +2

    I love the cool running reference!! That guys a legend for that one!! FELL THE RHYTHM!!!! FEEL THE RHYME!!!! GET ON UP!!!! ITS BOB SLED TIME!!!!!!

  • @dmi.
    @dmi. 2 года назад +8

    Sorry but who designed that raceway???

    • @yaboi-om4vt
      @yaboi-om4vt 2 года назад

      Stephen Hawking

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад +1

      A combination of top-level engineers and former pro ice tube athletes (from both luge, bobsleigh and skeleton) - Modern ice tubes are incredibly expensive to build (the one used for Beijing 2022 cost over 100 million dollars for example) so it's no joke

  • @thedarkgreenvanman
    @thedarkgreenvanman 2 года назад +2

    I’ll never forget that one in Vancouver

    • @noahwhitehawk3405
      @noahwhitehawk3405 2 года назад +1

      Me neither, if I can remember. We all witnessed him flying into a pole right? Or am I tripping.

  • @charlesmoody7403
    @charlesmoody7403 2 года назад +24

    We just gonna speed past the fact the first guy slid like a quarter mile on his fuckin face

    • @ober7250
      @ober7250 2 года назад +12

      He used his teeth to slow down

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад +9

      That's why the helmet has this big screen in front, so you can end up like that and still be safe from big injuries

    • @johnarmenta2199
      @johnarmenta2199 2 года назад

      That was epic, right?! Imagine the sound reverberating in his head and throughout the helmet while his face was dragged that far 2cm from the ice, protected only by thin piece of hard plastic. I'll bet he was saying "HUH?!" For the next 20 minutes. LOL!

  • @skipd9164
    @skipd9164 Год назад +2

    Mid 90s and my son was trying to get on development team in lake placid. While racing in I believe nynex event that included employees but not at start point for them. After going through the s bends just entering the first huge banked curve. He banged something and ended up in the air and swung the sled resetting himself and landed on sled on track and kept going. We were there and thought he would crash. It never bothered him except it was a slow time..

  • @NURS98
    @NURS98 Год назад +9

    everyone lost control in the same place

    • @c4un544n5
      @c4un544n5 Год назад +2

      There's this weird narrow "S" moment. From what i recall, some commentator might even critic the course if crashes happen too often in the same place

  • @user619tlsdca5
    @user619tlsdca5 Год назад +1

    The Agony of Defeat Long jump Ski Crash in NY IS STILL, the greatest wipe out of a Man without Machine diaster of SPORTS. STILL,,,, and always be, mannn what a sight of aweeee.

  • @minnesotatomcat
    @minnesotatomcat 2 года назад +4

    I can’t imagine laying on top of another man on a sled not big enough for either of us and hurling ourselves down a ice hill.

    • @maccoretti
      @maccoretti 2 года назад +2

      But you're fine with laying on top of another man right... it's just all that other stuff

    • @areyouundoingthatorwhat9181
      @areyouundoingthatorwhat9181 2 года назад

      @@maccoretti Cheeky!😂

  • @CapnPink28
    @CapnPink28 9 месяцев назад +4

    I can’t believe they have a chicane, 200 ft long, @110km/h on ICE!
    How the hell did anyone make it through???
    Fs…..did they??

  • @terrylaitw840
    @terrylaitw840 2 года назад +5

    Sorry that I do not understand this sport, if accidents like that happen so often, shouldn't they modify the tracks a bit more?

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад +7

      Nah, accidents usually mean there's a place where the margin of error is not too wide, you can actually modify your trajectory quite a bit using your bodyweight - Only less than 5% of the competitors of the 2021 World Championships failed to finish all of their runs

    • @user6ahnfh673
      @user6ahnfh673 Год назад +1

      The Track dies Not exist Anymore

  • @maxidecor433
    @maxidecor433 2 года назад +2

    хороший поворот. надо побольше таких поворотов ставить, чтобы профессионализм был виден.

  • @SolidSonicTH
    @SolidSonicTH 2 года назад +3

    Is learning to crash safely part of luge training or is it just something you roll with when it happens?

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад

      There are "tips and tricks" like in most sports but, like with other fast sports, there are so many possible scenarios that you can't prepare for all

  • @anibalbabilonia1867
    @anibalbabilonia1867 2 года назад +2

    👌😂👍the first one the sled rode on her! She became the 🛷 sled! Lmfao 😂

  • @sanpol4399
    @sanpol4399 2 года назад +3

    What did they think to put 2 guys together ?
    One steers to the left, and the other to the right?
    One has the circuit plans and tells the driver about it like a rally ?
    Or they are just couples that can not stand to be separated ?🙂

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад +4

      Here's a bit of a history lesson:
      · Luge started as a sport in "natural tracks" (ice-covered paths you could drive a car on during the Summer). Back then, 2-person sled made sense because they'd push harder, have more inertia due to the extra weight and they'd have to be really synchronized to turn nicely. You can still see that side of the sport if you look for the name "naturbahn".
      · Once the more professional side of the sport moved to the current ice-covered concrete tubes, EVERYTHING was moved there... including 2-person events. Due to the much higher speeds 2-person sleds can achieve, the FIL (FIFA but for luge, you know) makes them start at a lower point in the track. The sled is a bit bigger than the standard one and you still need to be very synchronized with your partner but it's true that 2-person events makes more sense back in naturbahn.
      PS: Pairs are made of brothers, friends or just 2 people that were decent at going solo but noticed they could be great at doubles.

    • @skatmanscott
      @skatmanscott 2 года назад +1

      @@DanArnets1492 thanks for explaining some history, idk why but a few hours ago the thought suddenly popped in my head "how TF does one even 'get into' sled sports like luge and bobsleigh?" so then this lead me down a rabbit hole of curiosity and questions.
      I feel like it would be a lot easier to get into luge than bobsleigh, since there's la lot more accessible/"natural" tracks that people can use to luge recreationally. But bobsleigh, there's very few accessible/natural tracks in the world, and the equitment seems less accessible to.
      I still don't know exactly how one goes from "I want to do these sports" to actually doing the sport. For example, Do people bobsleigh recreationally, or do you have to sponsored to try out for professional teams to even begin bobsleigh?

    • @knutthompson7879
      @knutthompson7879 2 года назад

      ​@@skatmanscott In the US there are recruiting events where they invite track and field athletes that might be interested.. Most are like, lol, that looks nuts, or lol, that looks cold, or whatever. But a few might be interested and get into the system. It helps to live near a facility that has a track (Utah, Lake Placid, and that's about it) because no one makes money in the this sport so you have to keep your day job. So no one really gets into this recreationally. Most go straight into the Olympic training program from the start. And of course a lot of those quit before getting to the Olympics. It takes commitment since, as mentioned, no one really makes money. Other countries are different I am sure.

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад

      @@skatmanscott - The IBSF (bobsleigh+skeleton's "FIFA") has annual training camps in Igls/Innsbruck (I don't know the pricing). The 2nd option is to pay like €1000 (skeleton or monobob) or €1500 (2-man bob) to get trained in St. Moritz for a week and you can also do it for fun, it's not reserved to young athletic people.
      Bobsleigh's problem is how expensive it is. A good sled is like €30k on the used market and some sleds used in competition can't even be bought.

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад

      @@knutthompson7879 - I don't think anyone's making a dime outside of maybe the Germans (there are like 7-8 bobsleds in their national championships). Also, the Germans have been sponsored by companies such as Playboy and DHL over the years, that's usually indirect proof there is some money.

  • @uriahh6931
    @uriahh6931 9 месяцев назад +17

    The average trackmania player

  • @johnd.cantelo3593
    @johnd.cantelo3593 2 года назад +18

    Who’s here from joe bartolozi tiktok

  • @selvina8320
    @selvina8320 2 года назад +6

    Damn they are crushed in the same track, i mean like same spot.

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад +5

      It's THE most challenging part of the track, it requires for you to be correctly positioned beforehand (too much to the left or the right will make it impossible) and then steer (move your body weight) your way around efficiently - Only like 5% of participants crashed but it's definitely a challenge

  • @box4859
    @box4859 2 года назад +7

    Ice and people don't mix whereas ice and vodka do.

    • @redfrost4750
      @redfrost4750 2 года назад

      Ice Vodka and Russianpeople However, Do mix Well

  • @briangervais5962
    @briangervais5962 21 день назад +1

    It looks like in most cases an overcorrection on the second turn when they went into a chicane and didn't make the first turn early or forcefully enough.

  • @LilVb91
    @LilVb91 11 месяцев назад +7

    My childhood was typical…summers in Rangoon..Luge lessons..in the spring we would make meat helmets. Dr.Evil

  • @ravendoesconstruction5453
    @ravendoesconstruction5453 2 года назад +6

    How do you even practice doing this... like everyone has a giant ice slide in there back yard

    • @afox1689
      @afox1689 2 года назад

      they dont, which is why this sport is so fascinating

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад +2

      @@afox1689 - You're wrong, each ice tube has between 3 and 4 different starting points. When you're a kid (or an inexperienced adult), you only do the final few meters until the coaches see you're stable enough to go faster (start higher).

    • @user6ahnfh673
      @user6ahnfh673 Год назад

      Like a F1 driver practises without a Racetrack

  • @relaxingsleep9152
    @relaxingsleep9152 Год назад +6

    Sled said it’s my turn 😂

  • @clarissafarmer3547
    @clarissafarmer3547 2 года назад +2

    It’s just a little chicane, how hard could it be?

  • @slayer8actual
    @slayer8actual 2 года назад +3

    Track designer: "I want to put a jump here and a loop-de-loop right there."
    Luge judges: "Huh! What? You can't put those in the track! That's too dangerous!"
    Track designer: "Okay then......what about a little chicane in the middle somewhere?"
    Luge judges: "Uh, sure. I guess that would be okay. What harm could that be, right?"
    Track designer to assistant: "I don't get my jump and loop-de-loop....hehehehe....watch this!"

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад

      Modern ice tubes are incredibly expensive structures designed by a combination of former and active ice tube athletes (from bobsleigh, luge and skeleton) plus top-level engineers
      In other words, if you crash it's your fault so, you know, GET GOOD

  • @jdhaase1417
    @jdhaase1417 2 года назад +2

    Track looks tricky. That chicane looks tough to navigate

  • @nsitseo8614
    @nsitseo8614 2 года назад +6

    That snakey part is a troll move by creators :P

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад

      A lot of sports make courses challenging to separate the men from the kids, this is no different

  • @aztronomy7457
    @aztronomy7457 2 года назад +3

    How does one even get into this sport? I lived in Colorado and NorCal mountains for awhile and never even heard of anyone doing it. Is this a popular winter sport in Europe?

    • @popeofdope6468
      @popeofdope6468 2 года назад

      No it is not pooular winter sport in Europe. I live in Finland and i've also never heard about it

    • @Vanguardkl
      @Vanguardkl 2 года назад +3

      I live in Malaysia and I've been to Finland a few times for business and i played curling
      Looking back i just feel lucky i didn't slip on ice and careen into a train track or traffic in Helsinki
      My first snow i ever saw was in Finland

    • @popeofdope6468
      @popeofdope6468 2 года назад +4

      @@Vanguardkl Honestly, I have no idea what it might be like to see snow for the first time. I was so used to it and took it for granted. I hope you had fun and will visit us again soon.
      Next time try skiing😃

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад

      It's not a "hobby sport", people don't do this for fun. Refrigerated ice tubes like this one are very expensive to run - What people do for fun is "natural luge", which is basically sledding down a snowy/icy road

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад +2

      @@popeofdope6468 - Finland is not a good example of an all-winter country, you guys almost don't have hills at all! Finland knows about flat (XC skiing, biathlon, etc), small-hill (ski jumping) and stadium (curling, ice hockey, etc) winter sports.

  • @TheRazeryan
    @TheRazeryan 9 месяцев назад +10

    pretty funny that it was mostly the exact same spot

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  9 месяцев назад +3

      It's one of the most challenging sections of ice tube in the World after all

    • @ichsonstkeiner7769
      @ichsonstkeiner7769 9 месяцев назад

      A chicane was also installed 🤔

    • @smoke05s
      @smoke05s 9 месяцев назад

      Did anyone make it through there?

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  9 месяцев назад +1

      @@smoke05s - Read the pinned comment and you'll see that around 95% of all runs were completed

  • @anapple.4338
    @anapple.4338 9 месяцев назад +5

    Does crashing cause any damage to the tube that requires repairs before it’s to be used again?

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  9 месяцев назад +3

      Only if the blades or any other object bite on the ice too much and create some bump or ditch

    • @anapple.4338
      @anapple.4338 9 месяцев назад

      @@DanArnets1492 Is it a lengthy or pricy process?

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  9 месяцев назад +2

      @@anapple.4338 - Not at all, they just use "ice dust" (very small bits of ice), then use water to make it stick, then wait a couple of minutes and things just hold on

    • @jhamPlays
      @jhamPlays 9 месяцев назад

      It's the same as a zamboni on an ice rink. Easy to fill in and smooth out ice if you have the equipment.

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  9 месяцев назад +1

      @@jhamPlays - Can't really use icing tools on an ice tube because of the banking and all that, they do it by hand

  • @ccwnoob4393
    @ccwnoob4393 2 года назад +3

    I wonder if you get burned from the friction even if you're wearing kevlar.

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад +2

      Yes, you do, the hits can also get you some black spots

    • @WhirlyPearly
      @WhirlyPearly 2 года назад

      My daughter in a Bob brake woman and likens bruises as contemporary art.

  • @Handles_are_good_for_holding
    @Handles_are_good_for_holding 8 месяцев назад +4

    I wanna watch Cool Runnings now.

  • @citroniron3293
    @citroniron3293 2 года назад +8

    I'm asking myself when we will see 2 people do skeleton.

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад

      I don't think it's doable because of the running start and overall riding position

  • @mr.channel6467
    @mr.channel6467 7 месяцев назад +8

    Not even 45 seconds in and I haven’t laughed this hard in a long time, the hell? Did not expect that.

  • @lifeisa.smalllesson4607
    @lifeisa.smalllesson4607 9 месяцев назад +4

    Bro, how fast are they going??
    Also y r there spikes at the front of the Russian sled??

    • @aidanation562
      @aidanation562 9 месяцев назад +2

      Apparently upwards of 80+ MPH, and that's just a normal race according to google...
      Also a dude from Austria hit the world record for speed at 97 MPH in 2010.
      How is this a sport lol.

    • @lifeisa.smalllesson4607
      @lifeisa.smalllesson4607 9 месяцев назад

      @aidanation562 he went 97mph on one of thise tracks??
      That's madd!!
      Lol

  • @flyfalfly
    @flyfalfly 2 года назад +9

    What if they replace the human with some heavy rock? Can it reach the finish line?

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад +6

      Nope, you actually need to deviate the sled with your body weight to get down safely and quickly

    • @Anon54387
      @Anon54387 2 года назад

      @@DanArnets1492 I just knew there was deviancy involved in this somehow or other.

    • @ARCANODESINE
      @ARCANODESINE 2 года назад

      @@DanArnets1492 you possibly could, not that it would happen in the 1st try tho

  • @HairFIip
    @HairFIip 9 месяцев назад +9

    Today I learned that Luge had doubles...

  • @dylanp2921
    @dylanp2921 2 года назад +8

    Chicanes in Formula 1, great idea. Luge? Not so much.

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  2 года назад +1

      They call it a chicane but it's not, it's more like that one section in Virgina International Raceway where the track wiggles around and you're supposed to basically keep it mostly straight

  • @LordOfThePancakes
    @LordOfThePancakes 4 месяца назад +4

    This is the most hilarious thing I’ve ever seen in my entire life lmao

  • @DJ-bg3de
    @DJ-bg3de Год назад +4

    New here. What if the design is truly flawed? Like no one can complete it. Do the athletes get a do-over?

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492  Год назад +8

      Not really... Here's how the design of ice tubes work:
      · Computer simulations and use of proven proportions and such
      · Certain phases of constructions might include controlled test runs
      · Once things are done, you have simulated competitions with several sleds
      · Then you get your first real IBSF/FIL ranked competition
      The 2 worst "beginnings" of ice tubes are probably the ones used for Vancouver 2010 and Pyeongchang 2018. In the one used for Vancouver 2010, around 12-15 months before the Olympic Games, they had a IBSF World Cup round and there was an extremely tricky right-left combination that caused many crashes to the point it was nicknamed "50/50" (an exaggeration). Section was rebuilt before the Olympic Games. Then in the one used for Pyeongchang 2018, during a IBSF World Cup round too again 12-15 months before the Olympic Games, they discovered there was a step-down near-jump because the builders (not the designers) miscalculated and didn't join 2 sections properly. This time it was worse and got solved only like 2-3 months before the Olympic Games.

    • @DJ-bg3de
      @DJ-bg3de Год назад +2

      @@DanArnets1492 thank you for educating me. I appreciate you.

    • @wontonschannel
      @wontonschannel Год назад

      @@DanArnets1492 Great response. I learned something today! (I've also acquired a new appreciation for the sport!)

  • @Khaynizzle7
    @Khaynizzle7 9 месяцев назад +15

    Luge Track Coordinator - "Lets add a part to the track where extreme steering precision is required. I saw it in an F1 race."
    Sensible Person - "But Sir these are sleds"
    Luge Track Coordinator - "Nonsense!"
    I get it these sleds can steer, but this is dumb. Rather than extremely tight turns, why not rough patches of ice you need to avoid to get the smooth ice and stay fast?

    • @rennaaa6667
      @rennaaa6667 9 месяцев назад +2

      exactly my thought. If everyone crashes on the same part of the track that means that part of the track is just badly designed.

    • @Khaynizzle7
      @Khaynizzle7 9 месяцев назад

      @@rennaaa6667 Luge Track Coordinator - "Skill issue."

    • @chipweather
      @chipweather 9 месяцев назад

      They are crashing because they stary looping in the curve before.

  • @irineunemeu7806
    @irineunemeu7806 2 года назад +2

    Crash compilation but where is the bandicoot >:c

  • @isukarse
    @isukarse 3 года назад +9

    the first one hahahahah damn he was sliding with his face

  • @lolomandarine2605
    @lolomandarine2605 2 года назад +1

    Ziemlich glatt da...🤗🤗🤗