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Artificial Track News from 30.03.10 Artificial Track
After Leitner/Resch and Grimmette/Martin

Florschütz/Wustlich finish their careers

Erfurt (pps) Germany’s 2006 Olympic silver medalists and three-time World Champions André Florschütz/Torsten Wustlich are finishing their luge careers. 2002 Olympic champions and four-time World Champions Patric Leitner/Alexander Resch... [more]




Artificial Track News from 25.03.10
FIL Final Report to be published after Commissions meetings

Berchtesgaden (pps) With regard to the fatal accident of Georgia’s Nodar Kumaritashvili at the Olympic Winter Games, the final report of the International Luge Federation, FIL, will include the findings of the Commissions meetings (Sport and Technical Commission). The meetings of both expert... [more]




Artificial Track News from 25.03.10
VANOC President Furlong, FIL President Fendt and Olympic champion Loch

Sports officials and winter sport athletes visited the grave of Nodar Kumaritashvili

 

Bakuriani/Georgia (pps) On March 23, 2010, sports officials and winter sport athletes visited the grave of Georgian luge athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili. The athlete had lost his life during a training run... [more]




General News from 22.03.10
VANOC supports Nodar Kumaritashvili’s family

Vancouver (pps) The family of the fatally injured Georgian luge athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili will receive a death benefit from a private insurance policy provided by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games VANOC. This was reported by the daily newspaper... [more]




Artificial Track News from 17.03.10 Artificial Track
The most decorated athletes ever to race for USA Luge

Grimmette/Martin announced their retirement

Lake Placid (pps) The most decorated athletes to ever race for USA Luge have taken their last ride together, as Mark Grimmette and Brian Martin announced their retirement from the sport after 16 years as a team. Prior to their announcement... [more]




Artificial Track News from 11.03.10 Artificial Track
„Health permitting, maybe even two more years“

Armin Zöggeler is not yet considering resigning

Berlin (pps) Italy’s two-time Olympic champion Armin Zöggeler is not yet considering resigning. „In any case I will continue for one more year“, said the Olympic bronze medalist after his return from the Olympic Winter Games in... [more]




General News from 10.03.10
FIL launches donation campaign for Nodar Kumaritashvili’s family

Berchtesgaden (pps) The International Luge Federation (FIL) has launched a donation campaign to financially support the family of Nodar Kumaritashvili. The athlete from Georgia died in a training accident on the opening day of the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, at the age of... [more]




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