| General News 23.12.08 | |
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| Olympic Games: Starting times for luge competitions adjusted | |
| Prime-time slot for decisions in the women’s and men’s singles Vancouver (pps) In discussions with the Organising Committee VANOC of the XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada, (February 12-28, 2010), the International Luge Federation, FIL, succeeded in adjusting the starting... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 23.12.08 | |
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| World champions Florschuetz-Wustlich still in a holding pattern | |
| Berchtesgaden (pps) World doubles’ champions André Florschuetz-Torsten Wustlich of Germany are still in a holding pattern after Florschuetz had to undergo surgery because of a slipped disc. “Perhaps in mid-January”, Germany’s national coach Norbert Hahn gives the earliest possible date for a... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 19.12.08 | |
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| Again 110 luge athletes to participate at Olympic Games | |
| 40 men’s singles, 30 women’s singles and 20 double-seater Lausanne (pps) Similar to the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, USA, and the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, Italy, a maximum of 110 luge athletes will be eligible to participate in the Olympic Games in Vancouver,... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 14.12.08 | |
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| Germany wins second race of SUZUKI Team Relay | |
| Second Place to Austria followed by USA Winterberg (pps) Team Germany in the line-up with David Möller, Tatjana Hüfner and Patric Leitner/ Alexander Resch won the second race of the season to SUZUKI Team Relay in a total time of two minutes, 26,429 seconds. The athletes from Austria... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 14.12.08 | |
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| Natalie Geisenberger (GER): “It was not my ambition to break Tatjanas serial of victories” | |
| Winterberg (pps). Happy about her first victory in Viessmann Luge World Cup was Germany’s Vice World Champion Natalie Geisenberger. To break the series of victories of her teammate Tatjana Hüfner was not her ambition. “It was not my ambition to break Tatjanas serial of victories”... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 14.12.08 | |
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| Natalie Geisenberger destroys winning streak of Tatjana Hüfner | |
| European Champion celebrates first Victory in Viessmann Luge World Cup Winterberg (pps) Natalie Geisenberger destroyed a small jubilee for her team-mate Tatjana Hüfner. While Germany’s European Champion celebrated her first victory in Viessmann Luge World Cup ended at Winterberg... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 13.12.08 | |
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| Patrick Gruber (ITA): “Our good start was essential.” | |
| Winterberg (pps). A good start as a base for good runs – that was the formula for the second season’s victory of Italy’s doubles Christian Oberstolz/ Patrick Gruber at Viessmann Luge World Cup in Winterberg (GER). Patric Gruber (ITA / European Champion doubles 2008) ... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 13.12.08 | |
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| Oberstolz/Gruber celebrate second Victory of the season | |
| Second place went to Schiegl/Schiegl followed by Leitner/Resch Winterberg (pps) Italy’s Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber celebrated their second victory of the pre-Olympic season. At the Viessmann Luge World Cup at Winterberg (GER) the European Champions 2008, who created in... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 13.12.08 | |
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| Armin Zöggeler: “Never expected to win this race” | |
| Winterberg (pps) Sometimes even Armin Zöggeler surprises himself. “I’ve never expected to win this race. I would have been satisfied with a place on the podium”, Italy’s two-time Olympic Champion said after his first season’s victory. < br> Armin Zöggeler (ITA / two-time Olympic Champion)... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 13.12.08 | |
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| First season’s victory and overall leadership for Armin Zöggeler | |
| Möller and Ludwig at rank two and three Winterberg (pps). With his first season’s victory in Viessmann World Cup and the sole leadership in overall ranking, title holder Armin Zöggeler (ITA) made himself an early christmas present. At the bobtrack in Winterberg (GER), the two... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 12.12.08 | |
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| Local Hero Corinna Martini win Nations Cup | |
| Eschrich improves Zöggeler’s track Record Winterberg (pps) Local hero Corinna Martini took the first step towards a perfect personal season’s opener. After one year without any experience the 23 year old girl from Winterberg won the Nations Cup and qualified easily for the Viessmann... [more] |
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| General News 12.12.08 | |
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| Fendt appreciates choice of Innsbruck as host of the Winter Youth Olympic Games | |
| FIL-President wants to integrate natural track in the program Berchtesgaden (pps) Josef Fendt, president of the International Luge Federation (FIL), appreciated the election of Innsbruck as the host of the first Winter Youth Olympic Games 2012 made by the International Olympia... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 12.12.08 | |
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| Final training to Viessmann Worldcup in Winterberg | |
| Best times for Möller, Hüfner and Plankensteiner/Haselrieder Winterberg (pps). Germany’s two times World Champions David Möller and Tatjana Hüfner as well as Olympic Bronze medallists Gerhard Plankensteiner/Oswald Haselrieder (ITA) dominated the final training to Viessmann luge World... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 12.12.08 | |
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| Martins Rubenis dispenses with start at Winterberg | |
| Repair of his sledge at home Winterberg (pps) The Bronze medallist of the Olympic Winter games 2006 at Torino (Italy), Latvia’s Martins Rubenis, dispensed with start at the Viessmann Luge World Cup at Winterberg. After his crash at the season’s opener at Igls (Austria) his sledge was... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 12.12.08 | |
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| „I can't be bothered“ | |
| Leitner/Resch change to old sledge Winterberg (pps) Germany’s Olympic Champions 2002 Patric Leitner/Alexander Resch change to their old sledge to return to new success. Finishing just on places five (Igls) and nine (Sigulda) at the two openers of Viessmann Luge World Cup they discarded... [more] |
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