Luge at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics took place at the Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck venue in Innsbruck, Austria.[1]
| Luge at the I Winter Youth Olympic Games | |
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| Venue | Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck |
| Dates | 15–17 January |
| Competitors | 70 from 21 nations |
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Austria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Austria* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Latvia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Events
| Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' singles[2] | Christian Paffe Germany | Riks Rozītis Latvia | Toni Gräfe Germany |
| Girls' singles[3] | Miriam Kastlunger Austria | Saskia Langer Germany | Ulla Zirne Latvia |
| Doubles[4] | Florian Gruber Simon Kainzwaldner  Italy | Tim Brendl Florian Funk Germany | Ty Andersen Pat Edmunds  United States |
| Mixed team relay[5] | United States (USA) Summer Britcher Tucker West Ty Andersen Pat Edmunds | Germany (GER) Saskia Langer Christian Paffe Tim Brendl Florian Funk | Austria (AUT) Miriam Kastlunger Armin Frauscher Thomas Steu Lorenz Koller |
Qualification system
The rankings from the 2010–11 and 2011–12 Junior Luge world cup were used to qualify entries. The maximum total for an NOC is six athletes (2 boys, 2 girls and one doubles), with a maximum total of 20 athletes in the singles and 15 in the doubles. If the host nation has not qualified, the last quota spot is awarded to Austria. If an event does not have enough qualifiers, the quota spots left over will be allocated to the other events equally. A nation can enter the team event if it has qualified an athlete in each event. If spots are reallocated, first priority will be given to nations that have not qualified an athlete yet.[6]
Boys' singles
Boy's standings
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Luge World Cups (2010-11/2011-12) | 18 | Latvia Canada Canada Austria Austria Germany Russia Russia United States Ukraine Germany Slovakia Italy Italy Slovakia Latvia Ukraine Slovakia United States Australia |
| Reallocated | 7 |  Poland Bulgaria Chinese Taipei New Zealand Romania Bosnia and Herzegovina Switzerland |
| TOTAL | 25 |
Boys' doubles
Doubles standings
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Luge World Cups (2010-11/2011-12) | 15 | Russia Ukraine Latvia Germany Slovakia Romania Kazakhstan Austria United States Poland Italy |
| TOTAL | 11 |
- Only 11 countries were eligible for quota spots through the rankings.
Girls' singles
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Luge World Cups (2010-11/2011–12) | 20 | Latvia United States Russia Austria Austria Italy Italy Germany Russia Ukraine Czech Republic Canada Ukraine Slovakia United States Norway Norway Romania Croatia Kazakhstan |
| Reallocated | 4 | Romania Poland Croatia Slovakia |
| Total | 24 |
Qualification summary
| NOC | Boys | Girls | Doubles | Team relay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 1 | |||
| Austria | 2 | 2 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1 | |||
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | |||
| Canada | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Croatia | 2 | 2 | |||
| Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | |||
| Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Italy | 1 | 2 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 4 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Norway | 2 | 2 | |||
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 | |||
| Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 4 |
| Romania | 1 | 2 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Russia | 2 | 2 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 2 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | |||
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | |||
| Ukraine | 2 | 2 | 1 | X | 6 |
| United States | 2 | 2 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Total athletes | 25 | 24 | 22 | 40 | 70 |
| Total NOCs | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 21 |