| General News 29.12.11 | |
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| All starters with a ranking in Continental Championships | |
| Calgary (pps) All entered athletes at Continental Championships of the International Luge Federation (FIL) will be listed in the ranking, irregardless of whether an athlete has qualified for the Viessmann Luge World Cup. At the request of Sepp Benz (SUI), Chairman of the FIL Sport Commission... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 27.12.11 | |
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| Three countries – Three National Championships | |
| Austria and Germany will crown their first Team Relay Champions Berchtesgaden (pps) Between Christmas and New Year there will be national luge championships in no less than three countries. It is already a tradition that Austria’s luge federation (ÖRV) will crown their national luge... [more] | |
| Artificial Track News 22.12.11 | |
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| 21 Member Federations at YOG Première | |
| “All four FIL Continents will be represented” Innsbruck-Igls (pps) A total of 21 Member Federations of the International Luge Federation (FIL) have qualified with at least one athlete for the première of the inaugural edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Innsbruck-Igls,... [more] |  |
| Natural Track News 20.12.11 | |
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| Also Ekatharina Lavrentjeva (RUS) gets ready for the season which is about to start | |
| (es/ck) – The official start of the WÜRZ Energy World Cup in Latzfons (ITA) has been postponed to early 2012, but the top athletes’ final preparations are underway none the less. Overall World Cup winner Ekatharina Lavrentjeva (RUS) has been to central Europe already for several weeks and can... [more] | |
| Artificial Track News 18.12.11 | |
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| Wendl-Arlt repeat last year’s success | |
| American-Pacific Championships: Gold for Mortensen-Griffal
Calgary (pps) The defending Viessmann Luge World Cup champions Tobias Wendl-Tobias Arlt of Germany repeated last year’s success in Calgary, Canada. Taking their first World Cup victory this season, they defeated Olympic... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 18.12.11 | |
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| Andi Langenhan takes third World Cup victory | |
| Sam Edney the new American-Pacific champion – bronze medal for Bruno Banani Calgary (pps) At the Viessmann Luge World Cup in Calgary, Andi Langenhan of Germany has ended the winning series of Olympic champion Felix Loch. At the third individual World Cup victory after Igls... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 17.12.11 | |
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| Alex Gough celebrates second World Cup victory in front of a home-crowd | |
| Canadian triple success at the American-Pacific Championships
Calgary (pps) At the third stop of the Viessmann Luge World Cup series in Calgary, Alex Gough “killed” two birds with one stone. The 24 year old bronze medallist of the 2011 Worlds not only took the top spot on the... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 16.12.11 | |
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| Bruno Banani qualified first time ever Viessmann Luge World Cup | |
| Morris and Voskresensky shared top time in Nation’s Cup
Calgary (pps) While Taylor Morris (USA) and Evgeniy Voskresensky shared the top time in the Nation’s Cup at Calgary Tonga’s Bruno Banani celebrated his biggest success. The athlete from Tonga qualified for first ever... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 15.12.11 | |
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| Calgary to host its 18th World Cup event | |
| Last year’s top spot on the podium for Huefner, Zoeggeler and Wendl-Arlt Calgary (pps) One year ago, almost exactly to the day on December 10-11, 2010, Russia’s Viktor Kneyb created quite a surprise when he finished second behind serial winner Armin Zoeggeler of Italy at the Viessmann... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 15.12.11 | |
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| Schedule – World Cup in Calgary | |
| Calgary (pps) Right after the second overseas World Cup stop in Calgary - the third of the 2011-2012 season - the Viessmann Luge World Cup will be taking a short holiday break. The New Year then starts with the traditional Viessmann Luge World Cup in Koenigsee on Epiphany. The World Cup in Calgary... [more] | |
| Artificial Track News 14.12.11 | |
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| “American-Pacific Championships” in Calgary | |
| Calgary (pps) The luge federations of Tonga, the USA and Canada will compete at the première of the “American-Pacific Championships” on the 1988 Olympic track in Calgary next weekend (December 16-17). The titles will be awarded after a “race-in-race” competition within the Viessmann Luge World Cup.... [more] | |
| Artificial Track News 14.12.11 | |
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| First medal for Whistler program of Canada’s Luge Association | |
| Innsbruck-Igls (pps) The development program of the Canadian Luge Association (CLA) already bears fruit: At the youth World Cup in Innsbruck-Igls Jenna Megan Spencer of Whistler took a third place and thus claimed the first medal for the local youth development program. This is the reason why the... [more] | |
| General News 14.12.11 | |
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| It’s a daughter for Regan Lauscher | |
| Calgary (pps) Two weeks ago Canada’s record champion and three-time Olympian Regan Lauscher gave birth to a daughter. Lauscher posted a second place in the Viessmann Luge World Cup in Lake Placid in December 2004 and until the victory of Alex Gough in Paramonovo last winter this represented... [more] |  |
| Natural Track News 14.12.11 | |
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| WÜRZ Energy World Cup in Latzfons (ITA) rescheduled for January 6th – 8th, 2012 | |
| Latzfons (ck) – After the cancellation of the WÜRZ Energy World Cup Opening in December due to weather conditions, a new date has been confirmed by the International Luge Federation (FIL). With the new date of January 6th to 8th, the Latzfons race is still the opening race of the season. The... [more] | |
| Artificial Track News 13.12.11 | |
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| Viessmann Luge World Cup series – Next stop: Calgary | |
| Russia and Canada confirm their upward trend Calgary (pps) After a harmonious Viessmann Luge World Cup event in Whistler the “luge caravan” will now move on to its second stop in Canada in the 2011-2012 season. Following the World Cup on the 2010 Olympic luge track, that presented itself... [more] |  |