| Natural Track News 26.02.11 | |
|---|---|
| WÜRZ Energy World Cup Natural Track in Olang/Valdaora (ITA) | |
| Pigneter, Blasbichler, Resch: Clean sweep for Italy’s men’s team Olang/Valdaora (ck) - "I needed that for myself, I just wanted to know where I stand", said Patrick Pigneter (ITA) after his win in the season final. He had already secured his sixth overall world cup win and also his position as... [more] |  |
| Natural Track News 26.02.11 | |
|---|---|
| WÜRZ Energy Worldcup Natural Track in Olang/Valdaora (ITA) | |
| Renate Gietl (ITA) overcomes dislike of the track in Olang/Valdaora with a win Olang/Valdaora (ck) - “I have never managed to win here before, but now I know that I can win on each track all over the world and this is a great feeling” said Renate Gietl (ITA) happily after her win. Two fastest... [more] |  |
| Natural Track News 25.02.11 | |
|---|---|
| Würz Energy World Cup in Olang/Valdaora (ITA) | |
| Pigneter/Clara (ITA) end season with a win Olang/Valdaora (ck) - Patrick Pigneter/Florian Clara (ITA) made everything clear in the last race of the season and with a win ended the head to head duel with Russia’s Pavel Porschnev/Ivan Lazarev. “Training and the first run did not go really well... [more] |  |
| Natural Track News 24.02.11 | |
|---|---|
| Würz Energy World Cup natural Track in Olang/Valdaora (ITA) | |
| Würz Energy World Cup Show-Down in Olang/Valdaora (ITA) Olang/Valdaora (ck) - Patrick Pigneter (ITA) has already secured his sixth overall World Cup title in the single event. Ekatharina Lavrentjeva (RUS) can almost call the eighth overall title her own: even with a win in Olang Renate Gietl... [more] | |
| General News 22.02.11 | |
|---|---|
| Decision in spring as to possible inclusion within the Olympic Programme | |
| Rogge on Team Relay Event: “Very nice, very successful, very popular” Sigulda (pps) The President of the International Olympic Committee, IOC, Belgium’s Jacques Rogge, described the Team Relay Event of the International Luge Federation, FIL, as “very nice, very successful, very popular”.... [more] | |
| General News 21.02.11 | |
|---|---|
| 2.71 million TV viewers | |
| Team Relay winners of the ARD sports broadcasting Sigulda (pps) The Team Relay of the International Luge Federation (FIL) turned out to be ARD’s (German TV Broadcaster) winners of the whole Sunday (Feb 20) sports broadcasting. 2,71 million television viewers (market share: 16,8 percent)... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 20.02.11 | |
|---|---|
| IOC President saw flawless Team Relay Event | |
| Russia wins final ahead of Italy and Germany
Sigulda (pps) Under the eyes of Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee, IOC, the final in the Viessmann Team Relay World Cup presented by Money Service Group ended with a big surprise. The team of Russia with... [more] |
 |
| Artificial Track News 20.02.11 | |
|---|---|
| Under the eyes of IOC President Jacques Rogge | |
| Seven season’s victories: Tatjana Huefner ties her own record
Sigulda (pps) Germany’s Olympic champion Tatjana Huefner has tied her own record. At the final of the Viessmann Luge World Cup in Sigulda, Latvia, the three-time World champion celebrated her seventh victory this... [more] |
 |
| Artificial Track News 19.02.11 | |
|---|---|
| Ten overall Viessmann Luge World Cup victories | |
| Armin Zoeggeler tied now with Markus Prock
Sigulda (pps) Armin Zoeggeler has added another success to his already long list of victories. At the final of the Viessmann Luge World Cup in Sigulda, Latvia, the record World champion (six titles) from Italy celebrated his 54th... [more] |
 |
| Artificial Track News 19.02.11 | |
|---|---|
| Five season’s victories in post-Olympic season | |
| Austrian record for Linger-Linger
Sigulda (pps) Olympic and World champions Andreas Linger-Wolfgang Linger ended the post-Olympic winter setting an Austrian record. At the final of the Viessmann Luge World Cup in Sigulda, Latvia, the doubles’ celebrated their fifth victory this... [more] |
|
| Artificial Track News 18.02.11 | |
|---|---|
| 2010 Luge Europeans in Sigulda: | |
| Demchenko, Ivanova and Linger-Linger The track in Latvia seems to be a good place for Albert Demchenko – when Sigulda hosted the 42nd FIL European Luge Championships in 2010, he took the title ahead of Austria’s Wolfgang Kindl and Daniel Pfister. Admittedly, some of the top lugers did not... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 18.02.11 | |
|---|---|
| Already prior to the Sigulda final | |
| Five National Luge Federations with at least one World Cup victory Sigulda (pps) Already prior to the start of the Viessmann Luge World Cup final in Sigulda, Latvia, next weekend, five national luge federations have been able to celebrate at least one World Cup victory during the... [more] |  |
| General News 17.02.11 | |
|---|---|
| Jeff Christie and Andris Sics elected as athletes’ representatives into FIL-Commissions | |
| Sigulda (pps) Canadian Jeff Christie and Latvian Andris Sics have been elected as the athletes’ representatives into the expert commissions of the International Luge Federation (FIL). Whilst 28 year old Christie was confirmed in his function, Andris Sics, who had won a silver medal together... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 16.02.11 | |
|---|---|
| Last Viessmann Luge World Cup in Sigulda in 2008: | |
| Demchenko, Huefner and Oberstolz-Gruber the winners Sigulda (pps) Three medals for Germany’s lugers, two for Italy and Austria each as well as one medal for Russia and the Ukraine – five national federations took podium finishes at the last World Cup event in Sigulda in December 2008. In... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 16.02.11 | |
|---|---|
| Schedule Sigulda | |
| Sigulda hosts 20th Viessmann Luge World Cup Sigulda (pps) Similar to Altenberg, Sigulda is also celebrating an anniversary: the artificially-iced track in Latvia will host its 20th Viessmann Luge World Cup event. The first World Cup was staged in the 1989-1990 season. Last year, Sigulda... [more] | |