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Orson Colby won first place in the national luge championship ra ce in March 2023. (Photo courtesy Kelly Colby) have not had the privilege of attending every single race in-person, which has been challenging for them.

“This was the first season that we didn’t see every race,” Kelly said. “It was terrible. We were able to get feeds from some of the races to watch on a live stream, but we really just love being there to support him. The hardest thing is

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Kelly has been impressed with how quickly Orson has found his stride in the luge.

“It’s crazy and it’s fast and I can honestly say when we started I didn’t know where it would go,” Kelly said. “It’s like any sport— they don’t draw you in 100 percent at first. When he first started it was one day a week, then up to a couple days a week. Recently, he has been going five days a week. He was gone 12 weeks out of the year for competitions this past year, so that was interesting to get used to.”

In order to keep in shape during the offseason, Orson focuses on weight-lifting and keeping himself healthy.

“It is a very physically demanding sport,” Kelly said. “He’ll get like 5G’s going against his body. It’s a balance for him.”

While the physical aspect of the sport is fairly demanding, the mental aspect of luge can be just as taxing. If a luger is not relaxed during a race, the ice can cut and slow down their time. Orson uses ‘mind runs’ to help keep himself mentally engaged and his body relaxed before a race.

“Something that really helps me stay focused is a mind run,” Orson said. “Mostly everyone in the sport does this. We do a run in our heads with our eyes clothes on the track we’re at to help keep our minds calm. We envision what we want to see on the run.”

According to Orson, luge is a mental sport more than it is a physical sport. When he keeps himself healthy mentally, he finds more success in his races.

“For me, since luge is a very mental sport, and I’m going down the track at more than 80 miles per hour, it’s all about keeping a healthy mental state and staying positive,” Orson said. “One of my coaches always told me ‘if you’re having a bad time, just remember to have fun.’ That’s what I do at my races. I just remind myself to have fun and that’s the most important part.” l

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