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Kirkby Blends Art and Sport at Olympic Luge Debut

2/6/2026

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Kirkby, a ceramic artist and luge athlete, competes in the Olympic debut of women’s doubles luge at Cortina Sliding Centre.
She has created more than 2,000 ceramic pins to trade at the Games.
She sells the pins online and in local shops to promote women’s sports.
Ten percent of the proceeds support the athletes represented on the pins.
Rabbi Alec Friedmann, an Arts Center collaborator, used his engineering skills to help Kirkby with pin-making.

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Story summary

Kirkby, a ceramic artist and luge athlete, competes in the Olympic debut of women’s doubles luge at Cortina Sliding Centre.
She has created more than 2,000 ceramic pins to trade at the Games.
She sells the pins online and in local shops to promote women’s sports.
Ten percent of the proceeds support the athletes represented on the pins.
Rabbi Alec Friedmann, an Arts Center collaborator, used his engineering skills to help Kirkby with pin-making.