David Mair, Natalia Yakushenko and Plankensteiner/Haselrieder in front

Lillehammer (pps) David Mair from Italy, Natalia Yakushenko (UKR) and Italy’s Gerhard Plankensteiner/Oswald Haselrieder won the Nations cup at Lillehammer (NOR).

In the men’s race David Mair in 50,317... [more]

Lillehammer (pps) The rules of the Tiscover Challenge Cup have not changed compared to last season. In compliance with the current seeded list ten sleds will start in each of the three disciplines - however, with only a maximum of two athletes per nation - of the women's and men's singles as well... [more]

Victories went to Germany and Italy

Paramonovo (pps) The first artificially-iced track in Russia, situated in Paramonovo, has experienced its international baptism of fire staging the FIL Junior World Cup. The season’s opener was won by Germany in men’s and women’s race. Italy... [more]

Lillehammer (pps) World champion Erin Hamlin (USA) has already punched her ticket for the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada. "I'm really happy that I don't have to worry about the qualifying criteria any more." This is how the first US gold medal winner at FIL Luge World Championships... [more]

Lillehammer (pps) The Challenge Cup returns to its origins: The elimination event was launched in Lillehammer, Norway, on November 12, 1999. At that time, ten years ago, the winners were Sylke Otto of Germany, Italy's Armin Zoeggeler and the US team with Mark Grimmette-Brian Martin. And now in the... [more]

Whistler (pps) Team Canada will not participate in the Viessmann Luge World Cup event on the 1994 Olympic track in Lillehammer, Norway, next weekend (December 12-13, 2009). Instead of a start at the fourth event of the luge World Cup series, Canada's head coach Wolfgang Staudinger (Germany) prefers... [more]

Moscow (pps) The first artificially-iced track in Russia, situated in Paramonovo, has been officially approved to stage luge events. Prior to the FIL Junior World Cup next Friday and Saturday (December 11-12), Russia's national luge federation received the official homologation certificate of the... [more]

Germany wins in Font of U.S.A and Canada

Altenberg (pps) Team Germany has won the Tiscover Team Relay at Altenberg. In the line-up with Tatjana Hüfner, Felix Loch und Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt Germany celebrated her first relay Victory of the season.

Second place... [more]

18th Success for Tatjana Hüfner – Olympic Ticket for Erin Hamlin

Altenberg (pps) Germany’s Tatjana Hüfner celebrated her 18th success in Viessmann Luge World Cup at Altenberg. The Bronze Medalist of the Olympic Winter games 2006 at Torino. She also took the lead in the overall... [more]

Florschütz/Wustlich realized first Victory of the season

Altenberg (pps) The Olympic Silver Medalists André Florschütz/Torsten Wustlich from Germany realized their first victory of the season. Celebrating the tenth success overall in Viessmann Luge World Cup Florschütz/Wustlich... [more]

World Champion Felix Loch celebrates first World Cup Success ever

Altenberg (pps) Germany’s two-time World Champion Felix Loch celebrated his first victory in Viessmann Luge World Cup. The 20 year old Bavarian won in a total time of one minute 48.911 seconds followed by two-time... [more]

Ewelina Staszulonek, Daniel Pfister and Plankensteiner/Haselrieder in Front

Altenberg (pps) Ewelina Staszulonek from Poland, Austria’s Daniel Pfister and the reigning World Champions Gerhard Plankensteiner/Oswald Haselrieder from Italy have won the Nations cup at Altenberg... [more]

Altenberg (pps) In order to determine the seeded lugers for the Viessmann Luge World Cup events in the women’s and men’s singles as well as the double-seater next week-end in Altenberg, a sprint test event will be staged on Friday, December 4, 2009 as of 15:00 hrs. The last run of the final... [more]

Thanks to two victories: Zoeggeler and Leitner/Resch wearing „yellow bib“

Altenberg (pps) Prior to the third leg of the Viessmann Luge World Cup in Altenberg, Germany (December 5-6) next weekend, the two German lugers Tatjana Huefner and Natalie Geisenberger are tied for first place... [more]

World Championships fifth-placer Julia Clukey unable to race

Altenberg (pps) Due to a neck injury, World Championships fifth-placer Julia Clukey from the USA is unable to compete in the Viessmann World Cup in Altenberg next weekend. The 24 year-old athlete, currently ranking eleven in the... [more]