Discover the history of Olympic luge — from its debut at the 1964 Innsbruck Games to iconic runs, medal records, and how the sport has evolved in men’s, women’s, doubles, and team relay events.

This Day in History: On October 14, 1964, history was made on the track in Tokyo, Japan, as Billy Mills, a relatively unknown American runner, stunned the world by winning the gold medal in the 10,000 ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - In October 1964, Japan became the first Asian nation to host an Olympics, showing off its growing technical prowess and returning to global society not 20 years after a crushing ...

NEW THIS MORNING. LEGENDARY OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST BILLY MILLS IS SHARING HIS STORY IN A WHOLE NEW WAY. MILLS WON THE 10,000M AT THE 1964 OLYMPICS, BECOMING THE SECOND INDIGENOUS ATHLETE TO WIN GOLD.

The Opening Ceremony has been one of the most prominent aspects of the Olympic Games. From a historical standpoint, each has captured the unique flashes of the host country's cultural flare, which ...

In 1964, America was still reeling from the previous November’s assassination of President John F. Kennedy, as the country’s youth were mesmerized by “Beatlemania.” Yet something positive of an ...