| General News 25.07.11 | |
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| German President Wulff a fan of the ice track | |
| Berlin (RWH) Germany’s President Christian Wulff avowed himself to be a great fan of the sliding sports. A report by the German Olympic Sports Confederation DOSB quotes Wulff as saying: “In the winter I like to go skiing, and I’m also an enthusiastic spectator. I love to watch sports events, in... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 22.07.11 | |
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| Hamlin, Mazdzer and Niccum-Terdimann named US athletes of the year | |
| Lake Placid (pps) Erin Hamlin, Chris Mazdzer and the doubles with Christian Niccum-Jason Terdiman were named “Athlete of the Year” at the annual meeting of the National Luge Committee of the United States Luge Association (USLA). Miro Zayonc was honored “Coach of the Year”. Jim Murphy, currently... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 22.07.11 | |
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| No surprises in Germany’s luge squad | |
| Berchtesgaden (pps) The team line-up of the German Bobsleigh and Sled Sports Federation, BSD, for the upcoming winter comes as no surprise. A total of ten athletes will receive the highest level of aid. Olympic champion Tatjana Huefner (right), who collected her third World Championship title... [more] |  |
| Natural Track News 14.07.11 | |
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| Construction work for Natural Track WCH in Sochi (RUS) underway | |
| (ck) - In 2014 Sochi (RUS) will host the Olympic Winter Games, in 2015 the 20th FIL World Championships on Natural Track will be held at the Black Sea, for the first time ever in Russia. Josef Ploner, chief of the FIL Technical Commission and in charge of building natural luge tracks, visited Sochi... [more] |  |
| General News 06.07.11 | |
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| Pyeongchang to host XXIII Olympic Winter Games in 2018 | |
| Durban (pps) Third time lucky – on its third try the South Korean city of Pyeongchang won the 2018 bid and was awarded the XXIII Olympic Winter Games by the International Olympic Committee, IOC, during its 123rd session in Durban, South Africa. In 2003 and 2007 respectively Pyeongchang failed with... [more] | |
| General News 06.07.11 | |
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| Sigulda will host 45th FIL Luge World Championships | |
| Berlin (pps) Sigulda, Latvia, will host the 45th World Championships of the International Luge Federation (FIL) in 2015. This decision was taken during the 59th FIL Congress in Berlin. The 2014 FIL Junior World Championships were awarded to Innsbruck-Igls (AUT). As for the division natural... [more] |  |
| General News 02.07.11 | |
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| 59th FIL Congress in Berlin | |
| FIL President Fendt about the Team Relay: „Great development“ Berlin (pps) The 59th Congress of the International Luge Federation (FIL) in Berlin was influenced by the inclusion of the Team Relay in the program of the next Olympic Winter Games. „This is a great and historically... [more] |  |
| General News 01.07.11 | |
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| 59th FIL Congress in Berlin | |
| Medal of Honor in Bronze for Vlasta Vavruskova and Norbert Huber Berlin (pps) Vlasta Vavruskova (CZE) and Norbert Huber (ITA) were awarded the Medal of Honor in Bronze at the 59th Congress of the International Luge Federation (FIL) in Berlin, Germany. Not present in Berlin were... [more] |  |
| General News 01.07.11 | |
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| 59th FIL Congress in Berlin | |
| Kingdom of Tonga achieves full Membership of FIL Berlin (pps) The Kingdom of Tonga has now been granted full official membership of the International Luge Federation (FIL). The 59th FIL Congress in Berlin (GER) accepted the application of the archipelagic state in the South Pacific. FIL... [more] |  |
| General News 01.07.11 | |
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| 59th FIL Congress in Berlin | |
| President Fendt welcomes 33 National Federations Berlin (pps) President Josef Fendt of Germany declared the 59th Congress of the International Luge Federation (FIL) open. Fendt, who has been heading the FIL since 1994, welcomed 33 National Federations in Berlin. The Congress agenda... [more] |  |