| General News 22.05.12 | |
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| Andreas Trautvetter confirmed in office as BSD president | |
| Bad Blankenburg (pps) Andreas Trautvetter is both the old and the new president of the German Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Federation (BSD). The 56-year-old mathematician and former Minister of Home Affairs in Thuringia was appointed President of the BSD in 2004. He has now been confirmed in... [more] |  |
| General News 15.05.12 | |
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| Takahiro Kitano new president of Japanese Sliding Sports Association | |
| Nagano (RWH) Takahiro Kitano was elected the new president of Japan’s sliding sports association on 11 April, replacing long-standing president Tsuguto Kitano. At the same time, the sport of skeleton was added to the official name of the association, which is now the Japanese Bobsleigh, Luge and... [more] | |
| Natural Track News 14.05.12 | |
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| A World Champion’s visit: Patrick Pigneter in New Zealand | |
| (es) - New Zealand’s preparations for the luge winter are at their peak. The track will be opened depending on the weather on June 2nd and will most probably stay open until August 26th. Coach Guntis Rekis will return just in time for the season opening. While it was summer in New Zealand, Rekis... [more] |  |
| General News 10.05.12 | |
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| Presidium and Executive Board to meet in Vienna | |
| Vienna (pps) The Presidium and Executive Board of the International Luge Federation, FIL, will meet in Vienna on May 10-12. The sessions serve to prepare the upcoming 60th FIL Congress to take place in Riga, Latvia, on June 15-16, 2012. Items on the agenda in Vienna are the reports of the... [more] | |
| General News 08.05.12 | |
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| 60th FIL Congress in Riga | |
| Koenigssee and Sochi bid for the 2016 World Championships Riga (pps) Koenigssee and Sochi are the two candidates who will bid to host the 46th World Championships of the International Luge Federation (FIL) in 2016. The final decision on the bid will be taken during the 60th FIL Congress... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 04.05.12 | |
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| 2009 World Champion Erin Hamlin leads US National Team | |
| Lake Placid (pps) 2009 World Champion Erin Hamlin, along with the doubles team of Christian Niccum and Jayson Terdiman, are among those named to the fall 2012 USA Luge National Team. 2010 Olympian Chris Mazdzer will lead the charge for the men’s squad. Hamlin, a two-time Olympian and World Cup... [more] |  |
| General News 03.05.12 | |
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| Riga to host its first FIL Congress | |
| Riga (pps) Latvia’s capital Riga will host its first Congress of the International Luge Federation (FIL). At the 60th FIL Annual Meeting on June 15-16, 2012, not only FIL President Josef Fendt and Secretary General Svein Romstad will present their reports. On the agenda are, first of all, motions... [more] |  |