One of the proudest athletes at the Olympic opening ceremonies was Shiva Keshavan. As India's only athlete in Nagano, Shiva, 16, is carrying his country's flag. "I'm carrying it for millions of people," he says. "I can't express how incredible that is." Shiva is a luger. A year ago, he didn't even know what a luge was. Then the International Luge Federation went looking for athletes in Asia. Shiva, born near the Himalaya mountains, was already a good skier. Now he is hooked on hurtling down a course at high speed--even if it's on a hand-me-down sled. "I've never done anything that has excited me as much as luge does," he says.