CRASH COMPILATION - 2021 Luge World Championships @ Königssee
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ม.ค. 2021
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I guess not everybody can nail the double chicane at the exit of Königssee's famous Turbodrome/Kreisel! - กีฬา
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.
yeah but what a weird sport this is
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.
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?....
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.
Thank you for the patronizing explanation of luge. I now have a deeper admiration for the sport.
You win some you luge some
Thank you.
And this time they lugt...
What is this sports name??
Underrated
This deserves more recognition 😂
I'm no Luge driver, but the chicane section seem intentionally evil to me.
It's a competition, easy things don't separate the great from the mediocre
@@DanArnets1492 Well put :)
The designers of those turns are evil, they knew it was gonna be crazy... LOL
I cant be the only one who laughed my ass off when i saw 0:50 slow motion.
Faceplanting through the chicanes
Nope....was def hilarious to me 😂. Glad they're ok tho
Yeah you're not the only one hahah
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
Much respect for anyone who does this. They are all a bit nuts, lol
The Broom and the Fan brought me here XD
I’m a little late to the party but same here
So what do you do for a living?
"I wear a one piece suit, and go down ice chutes and slides"
This is more exciting then watching who wins.
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
That whole double thing is just nuts Who thought of that ?
The guys from Jackass probably, seems like something they would do for kicks
@@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).
this was in your recommendation✅
Can't blame anyone who crashes on this chicane. By far the hardest I've been one back when I was still doing luge.
Can I know your real name? I've been following ice tube sports since names like Andre Lange, Ivo Ruegg and Armin Zoeggler ruled 👍🏻
@@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.
You gotta be fearless to do this at all let alone at the highest level. My respect to all the athletes out there
Damn same spot every time
These people have balls of steel.
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 😅
@@DanArnets1492 That's what I mean. Just a person on a tiny sled going highway speeds lol.
Balls of steel? Hardly. What they have is daddy's wallet.
Most winter sports are considered wealthy people's games (Skiing, Snowboarding, etc...) But this takes the cake.
wAt
All sports make sense to me.. then their is this one
First it made sense... then there's one guy lying on top of another guy lying on a luge and I lost it there
@@user-jn1nr2nm4s Its how the eskimos get home
@@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
@@RyanTheSenpai lmfao im fucking around you think eskimos are sending it like this 😂😂
looks like they're all crashing in the same corner.
I think this track is one of the more poorly designed tracks
Really enjoyed the lady commentary, very entertaining.
That first one was funny af I’m ngl 🤣
Bro, then sliding face down kills me
"she's lost contact with her sled" she's fallen off mate
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!
That one particular section had more crashes than others. Design flaw?
No, intentional. It's not supposed to be easy...
0:52 - First thing that popped in my mind was 'that's not how you drive the sledge, but ok' 😂
lel
Drive that sledge
A jomboy breakdown would be so perfect. Especially of he ad-libbed over when they cut to the coaches freaking out
This got to be the funniest and weirdest winter sport 😂
0:52 made me laugh so hard
You’re not alone
Hahaha, I missed it the first time though.
@@FranktheDachshund So did the announcers. You couldn’t tell he was face down until they played it back in slow motion.
"Wow! What happened, Alex?"
"Yeah, they crashed."
"Thanks, Alex."
6:48 They were SO close I feel the frustration through the screen
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
When too many cars crash on the same place ... maybe the problem is not the drivers, maybe its the road!
Only 5% crashed during the 2021 World Championships, not bad at all
One of the craziest sports I've ever seen.
It's really not a sport. It;s just a spectacle riding daddys money.
This is the most hilarious thing I’ve ever seen in my entire life lmao
"Did you see the winter Olympics? Neither did I "
Billy Connolly
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...
that shicane was destroying people
That corner is nasty! Wow!
everyone seems to crash in the same spot everytime
Idk why this video feel like it’s from 2008
The first guy did half the course in full faceplant mode. Tongue on the ice and everything.
The world’s most epic faceplant. That first guy was PLANKING down the course on his face lol
4:10 couldn’t help it 😂😂😂
One sec you’re luging, the next you’re rowing a boat
The "rowing" is the technique you use to start so... 🤷🏻♂️
@@DanArnets1492 it just looked funny. No offense to the sport. The amount of potential danger is ridiculous
@@anandr1385 - It's definitely tough on your body when you crash, the courses are all ice-covered concrete tubes, there are 0 soft spots!
everyone lost control in the same place
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
So basically you just slide on your face lol
I find it hilarious when they just slide on their face 😭
You know you shouldn't laugh, you know it's probably quite painful, but you just have to laugh.
2:59 Dammit, I'm finishing this with or without the human....
That track looked brutal
It's not the longest ice tube but it certainly has a couple of tricky spots
Surprised this dangerous sport is still a thing these days
офигенный спорт. вот бы так прокатиться))
We just gonna speed past the fact the first guy slid like a quarter mile on his fuckin face
He used his teeth to slow down
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
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!
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.
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.
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
The average trackmania player
First guy forgot which side is up
What I learned from this: section before chicane is too fast and that chicane is either too tight or unnecessary
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)
If you ever get a chance to go for a ride on a bobsled track like I did TAKE IT! It is one of the most trilling things you could ever do with your pants on.
Really nice! Did you go with one of the "comfy" bobsleds or was it one that looks like the ones in pro competitions?
@@DanArnets1492 It was in a Bobsled in Lake Placid NY and it had a break man and 2 passengers. The ride started half way up the track thank God because if it were any longer I think I would have passed out from lack of oxygen from laughing so much.
@@nightrider5420 wow haha
I’ll never forget that one in Vancouver
Me neither, if I can remember. We all witnessed him flying into a pole right? Or am I tripping.
Sled said it’s my turn 😂
😂🤣🎯
Who’s here from joe bartolozi tiktok
Yo
LMFAO YES
The female commentator is the most nervous sounding person.
хороший поворот. надо побольше таких поворотов ставить, чтобы профессионализм был виден.
Damn they are crushed in the same track, i mean like same spot.
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
A bump can ruin your race in Luge
Nürburgring Nordschleife: am I a joke to you?
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
... except only 5% of the sleds crashed out of the 2021 Worlds and not everyone was in those wiggly esses
what's the point of the track when it isn"t challenging?
Ice and people don't mix whereas ice and vodka do.
Ice Vodka and Russianpeople However, Do mix Well
Today I learned that Luge had doubles...
Velcro required
the first one hahahahah damn he was sliding with his face
the luge was riding him
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?
0:51 "I forgot how to sled"
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.
But you're fine with laying on top of another man right... it's just all that other stuff
@@maccoretti Cheeky!😂
6:21 incredible recovery
Contrary to most comments, I did search for this.
"No Jimmy, there's only room for one on the sled." Jimmy: "I'll just lay right on top of you :)"
Not even 45 seconds in and I haven’t laughed this hard in a long time, the hell? Did not expect that.
Y’all notice how they crashed in the same place every time
That snakey part is a troll move by creators :P
A lot of sports make courses challenging to separate the men from the kids, this is no different
Ziemlich glatt da...🤗🤗🤗
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
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)
This is some chicanery.
Nice brother 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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.
You wouldn't have the thrill of victory without a bit of a challenge and the agony of defeat peeking around the corner
I like this track😂😮
pretty funny that it was mostly the exact same spot
It's one of the most challenging sections of ice tube in the World after all
A chicane was also installed 🤔
Did anyone make it through there?
@@smoke05s - Read the pinned comment and you'll see that around 95% of all runs were completed
I'm asking myself when we will see 2 people do skeleton.
I don't think it's doable because of the running start and overall riding position
👌😂👍the first one the sled rode on her! She became the 🛷 sled! Lmfao 😂
That female announcer is a bit savage
almost all crashed at the same spot
It's the most challenging one
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! 🤔
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.
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.
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).
My childhood was typical…summers in Rangoon..Luge lessons..in the spring we would make meat helmets. Dr.Evil
That chicane really demands threading the needle. Late or early, and... toast.
If you look for any winning run in this ice tube (they use it for World-class events every season), that section can look like a work of art
That one spot got em
It's very tricky, you gotta be placed and aiming correctly to survive (95% of the sledders during the Worlds came out nicely on every run)
When the board start riding the man.
I wanna watch Cool Runnings now.
they look so funny when they flip and just slide face down
I've done it before, pretty fun lol
I can’t stop laughing rn
The slowmotion is the best part. 🤣
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!!!!!!
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..
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??
Can't believe this sport still exsit.
@@icecube2052 very well put
@@icecube2052 Who said anything about safety?
These crashes are actually proof there is SKILL involved, which is one of the key components of any sport
Track looks tricky. That chicane looks tough to navigate