Tucker West, who made three U.S. Olympic teams and won three World Cup luge races, formally announced his retirement from competitive sliding Thursday. West's news was not a surprise; he said last ...

LAKE PLACID — Three-time Olympian Tucker West is set to retire, closing the chapter on one of the most accomplished careers in American men’s singles luge, according to USA Luge. West, a native of ...

The fastest of the three sliding sports at the Winter Olympics, with athletes racing at speeds averaging 120–145 km per hour, the luge competition is a spectacle of high adrenaline and athletic ...