General News 30.09.09
FIL Executive Board met in Berchtesgaden

Luge family keeps growing: Kazakhstan accepted as 53rd FIL member

Berchtesgaden (pps) The luge family keeps growing: At the Executive Board meeting of the International Luge Federation (FIL) held in Berchtesgaden, Germany, Kazakhstan was accepted as a provisional member, thus... [more]

General News 29.09.09
Four candidates: Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo

IOC awards 2016 Summer Games in Copenhagen

Lausanne (pps) On October 2, the 121st Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will award the 2016 Olympic Summer Games. In Copenhagen, the following bids will be up for election (alphabetical order): Chicago (USA), Madrid... [more]

General News 24.09.09
Fall meeting of the FIL Executive Board in Berchtesgaden

Vital decisions for the Olympic season on the agenda

Berchtesgaden (pps) The Executive Board of the International Luge Federation (FIL) will convene in Berchtesgaden, Germany, for a two-day meeting on Friday, September 25, and Saturday, September 26. On the agenda are vital... [more]

General News 18.09.09
President Fendt commemorated achievements of Björn Walden

Memorial service for FIL Honorary Member

Saltsjöbaden (pps) Josef Fendt, the President of the International Luge Federation (FIL), commemorated the achievements of the longtime FIL Honorary Member Björn Walden at a memorial service. During the ceremony held in the church in... [more]

Artificial Track News 17.09.09
Debut for Paramonovo

World Championships in Innsbruck-Igls as highlight of junior schedule

Berchtesgaden (pps) The Junior World Championships in Innsbruck-Igls will be the highlight of the 2009/2010 junior luge season. On January 30 and 31, 2010, the titles will be awarded for the 24th time. It will be... [more]

General News 07.09.09
Susi Erdmann and Gerhard Plankensteiner send their greetings as a married couple

Susi Erdmann, 3 time luge world champion, and Gerhard Plankensteiner, the present world champion on a double together with his doubles partner, Oswald Haselrieder, send their greetings as a newly married couple. Without a lot of publicity, the German-Italian couple married on August 28, 2009 in... [more]

General News 03.09.09
Olympic Champion in 1972 and European Champion in 1970-Luge Family mourns the death of Anna-Maria Müller

Friedrichroda(pps) The international Luge Family mourns the death of Anna-Maria Müller. The Olympic champion of the Winter Games in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan and the European champion of 1979 died at the age of 60, as the BRC 05 Friedrichroda has announced in Berlin on August 23.

In 1960... [more]