| General News 03.06.13 | |
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| Marius Vizer new president of SportAccord | |
| St. Petersburg (pps) Marius Vizer is the new president of SportAccord, an umbrella body representing worldwide federations of Olympic and non-Olympic sports. The 56-years-old president of the International Judo Federation was elected at the 2013 SportAccord Convention in St. Petersburg (RUS) and... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 03.06.13 | |
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| Sochi 2014 unveils Olympic medals | |
| St. Petersburg (pps) The Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee unveiled in St. Petersburg / Russia the medals for the XXII. Olympic Winter Games (February 7-23, 2014) in Sochi (RUS). The medals will be awarded at 98 competitions in Biathlon, Bobsleigh, Curling, Ice Hockey, Luge, Skating (Figure Skating,... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 24.05.13 | |
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| America-Pacific Luge Championships in Whistler, Canada | |
| Munich (pps) The third edition of the International Luge Federation’s (FIL) America-Pacific Championships will be held as a “race in race” in conjunction with the Viessmann Luge World Cup Whistler, Canada (6/7 December 2013). This was decided by the FIL Executive Board at their spring meeting in... [more] |  |
| General News 24.05.13 | |
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| Advertisement Technical Director Artificial Track | |
| As already attached in the FIL Bulletin No. 56 dated April 30, 2013 we would like to inform you again about the Advertisement Technical Director Artificial Track. Advertisement Technical Director Artificial Track The International Luge Federation is seeking to appoint a professional... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 23.05.13 | |
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| Six Team Relay events in Viessmann Luge World Cup | |
| Ahead of the Olympic première: Munich (pps) Before the International Luge Federation (FIL) Team Relay makes its Olympic debut at the Winter Games (7 to 23. February 2014) in Sochi, Russia, six Team Relay Events are on the schedule of the Viessmann Luge World Cup series. This was decided... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 22.05.13 | |
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| Six junior World Cup events in the 2013-2014 season | |
| Junior World Championships in Innsbruck-Igls the highlight Berchtesgaden (pps) The sports calendar of the International Luge Federation, FIL, includes six junior World Cup events in the 2013-2014 season. Undisputable highlight for the young luge talents are the 29th FIL Junior World... [more] |  |
| General News 21.05.13 | |
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| Martin Kilian celebrates his 85th Birthday | |
| Wernigerode (pps) Martin Kilian, longtime President of the former GDR Bobsleigh and Luge Federation, celebrates his 85th birthday on May 21. Kilian, in his youth a bobsleigh pilot, was from 1980 till 1992 Vice President Sport of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation FIBT (Fédération... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 10.05.13 | |
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| Nine Viessmann Luge World Cup events in the Olympic winter | |
| 2013-2014 season: Six countries on two continents Berchtesgaden (pps) The sports calendar of the International Luge Federation, FIL, includes nine events in the Olympic 2013-2014 winter. A total of six countries (Norway, Austria, Germany, Canada, USA and Latvia) on two continents (Europe... [more] |  |
| General News 06.05.13 | |
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| PyeongChang 2018 launches official emblem | |
| PyeongChang/Seoul (pps)The Organising Committee of the Olympic Winter Games 2018 in PyeongChang (KOR) launched its official Olympic emblem as was reported on www.olympic.org. The emblem’s design bases on the Korean alphabet Hangul and five traditional Korean colours black, blue/green, yellow, red,... [more] |  |
| General News 29.04.13 | |
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| FIL President Josef Fendt’s trip to Asia | |
| Tianjin/Seoul (pps) Josef Fendt, President of the International Luge Federation, returned from a tip to Asia, which lasted several days. First on the agenda was the opening ceremony of the “Juan Antonio Samaranch Museum” in Tianjin (China), situated approximately 160 km southeast of the capital... [more] |  |
| General News 25.04.13 | |
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| FIL Expert Commissions met in St. Leonhard | |
| FIL Athletes‘ Commission met with IOC representative for the first time St. Leonhard (pps) As a preparation for the upcoming 61st Congress of the International Luge Federation (FIL) in Istanbul, Turkey, at the end of June, the FIL expert commissions have met in Austria’s St. Leonhard. The... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 26.03.13 | |
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| 1st All-Russian Leonid Gart Cup held in Sochi | |
| Sochi (FIL) Tatiana Ivanova, Viktor Kneib and Ivan Nevmerzitsky/Vladimir Prohorov are the winners of the 1st All-Russian Leonid Gart Cup, which was held in Sochi, Russia from March 21 to 22, 2013. It was the first edition of this open competition staged in honor of the former President of the... [more] |  |
| General News 26.03.13 | |
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| Poland’s new federation President Michal Jasnosz | |
| Inaugural visit to FIL President Josef Fendt Berchtesgaden (pps) The newly-elected President of the national luge federation of Poland, Michal Jasnosz, paid an inaugural visit to the President of the International Luge Federation (FIL), Josef Fendt from Germany. Issues discussed at the... [more] |  |
| General News 21.03.13 | |
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| Ceremony to celebrate 20-year-anniversary of FIL Office | |
| Berchtesgaden (pps) The International Luge Federation, FIL, celebrates the 20-year anniversary of the opening of its headquarters in 2013. This is the reason why the FIL organized a small ceremony at its offices at Rathausplatz 9 in Berchtesgaden. It wasn’t easy to persuade his predecessor, Bert... [more] |  |
| General News 20.03.13 | |
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| In Istanbul at the end of June | |
| FIL President Josef Fendt calls 61st Congress Berchtesgaden (pps) On Wednesday (March 20), the President of the International Luge Federation (FIL), Josef Fendt of Germany, has officially called the 61st FIL Congress. For the first time in the FIL history, Turkey and its metropolis... [more] |  |