| General News 20.06.09 | |
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| FIL Congress in Liberec | |
| 2013 Luge World Championships in Whistler, Canada – 2013 Junior World Championships in Park City Liberec (pps) Three years after the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada, the artificial track in Whistler will again be the venue of a major sport event. In Liberec (CZE), the... [more] |
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| General News 20.06.09 | |
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| 57th FIL Congress in Liberec | |
| FIL wants to see Team Relay at 2014 Winter Games in Sochi Liberec (pps) The International Luge Federation (FIL) intends to include the Team Relay competition in the program of the Winter Games of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). „We hope that we will succeed in including... [more] |
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| General News 20.06.09 | |
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| 57th FIL Congress in Liberec | |
| FIL Medal of Honor in silver for Josef Benz, Yury Sobota and Jiri Zaoral Liberec (pps) At the 57th Congress of the International Luge Federation, FIL, in Liberec (CZE), Josef Benz, chairman of the Sport Commission artificial track, as well as Yury Sobota, Vice-President of Ukraine’s... [more] |
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| General News 20.06.09 | |
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| 57th FIL Congress in Liberec | |
| Executive Board accepts Turkey and Tonga as provisional members Liberec (pps) The luge family keeps growing. Prior to the 57th Congress in Liberec (CZE), the Executive Board of the world federation FIL accepted Turkey and Tonga in Oceania as provisional member nations. Both nations may... [more] |
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| Natural Track News 16.06.09 | |
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| Best recovery wishes to Julian Schultz (USA) | |
| Natural track luge athlete Julian Schultz from Michigan, USA, has been severely injured in a car accident a few days ago. After successful surgery he is already out of ICU and hopefully looking at a full recovery. The luge community wishes all the best and get well soon!! [more] | |
| General News 15.06.09 | |
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| Chairman of Sport Commission Benz jury chairman at Olympic Winter Games | |
| Zianibeth Shattuck-Owen and Markus Schmidt additional members Berchtesgaden (pps) Sepp Benz, the chairman of the Sport Commission of the International Luge Federation (FIL), will be the head of the jury at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada. Additional jury members... [more] |
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| Natural Track News 12.06.09 | |
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| Natural Track Luge Athletes of the Year receive trophies | |
| The Italian three-times World Champion Patrick Pigneter and his double partner two-times World Champion Florian Clara received their trophy for “Best Natural Track Luge Athlete of the Year” for the season 2008/09 in the “Landhaus” in Bolzano, Italy, on Wednesday, June 10, 2009. Governor of South... [more] |  |
| General News 12.06.09 | |
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| Main focus on Vancouver 2010 | |
| 57th FIL Congress in Liberec Liberec. The preparations for the coming Olympic season, the 2012 Youth Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck (AUT) and the election of the host of the 44th FIL World Championships 2013 will be the main items on the agenda of the 57th Congress of the... [more] |
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| General News 09.06.09 | |
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| Second place for Horn Sled European Championship | |
| Junior World Championships in Nagano winner of FIL poster contest Berchtesgaden (pps) The poster of the 2009 Junior World Championships in Nagano, Japan, has won this year’s poster contest of the International Luge Federation (FIL). In a secret ballot held by FIL Executive... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 05.06.09 | |
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| Fair-Play-Award goes to Dr. Jochen Wagner for treatment and rehabilitation of Ewelina Staszulonek | |
| Berchtesgaden (pps) The German Team doctor, Dr. Jochen Wagner, is awarded the International Luge Federation’s (FIL) Fair-Play-Award. With this award, the FIL is honouring Dr. Wagner’s “selfless dedication” during the treatment and rehabilitation of the seriously injured athlete Ewelina Staszulonek... [more] | |