<P> The first organized meeting of the sport took place in 1883 in Switzerland . In 1913 , the Internationale Schlittensportverband or International Sled Sports Federation was founded in Dresden , Germany . This body governed the sport until 1935 , when it was incorporated in the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing ( FIBT , International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation ) . After it had been decided that luge would replace the sport of skeleton at the Olympic Games , the first World Championships in the sport were held in 1955 in Oslo ( Norway ) . In 1957 , the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course ( FIL , International Luge Federation ) was founded . Luge events were first included in the Olympic Winter Games in 1964 . </P>
<P> The first organized meeting of the sport took place in 1883 in Switzerland . In 1913 , the Internationale Schlittensportverband or International Sled Sports Federation was founded in Dresden , Germany . This body governed the sport until 1935 , when it was incorporated in the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing ( FIBT , International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation ) . After it had been decided that luge would replace the sport of skeleton at the Olympic Games , the first World Championships in the sport were held in 1955 in Oslo ( Norway ) . In 1957 , the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course ( FIL , International Luge Federation ) was founded . Luge events were first included in the Olympic Winter Games in 1964 . </P>
when did the luge start in the olympics
when did the luge start in the olympics
1964
1964