| General News 26.04.12 | |
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| Alex Gough Cashes in for Historic Season | |
| Calgary (pps) Alex Gough cashes in for Historic Season: The Canadian luger was one of 17 athletes to receive $1,000 as part of WinSport Canada and the Four Points by Sheraton Calgary’s inaugural 2011-12 Athlete Grant awards. Gough was also the inaugural winner of WinSport Canada’s $5,000 Sarah... [more] |  |
| General News 24.04.12 | |
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| IOC’s “Olympic Athletes’ Hub” also offers information about FIL athletes | |
| Lausanne (RWH) The new “Olympic Athletes’ Hub“ of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) offers comprehensive social media information about athletes from all Olympic disciplines. Also present at the hub are lugers such as Erin Hamlin from the USA, World Champion 2009, or Tony Benshoof,... [more] | |
| General News 18.04.12 | |
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| Baby boy for Silke Kraushaar-Pielach | |
| Erfurt (pps) Silke Kraushaar-Pielach, 1998 Olympic luge Champion, has given birth to her first son. Together with her husband Michael she is delighted about little Elias. Both Elias and his mother are doing well. Kraushaar-Pielach, honorary citizen of Sonneberg, moved to Erfurt some time ago. Since... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 18.04.12 | |
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| Sixth Olympic Medal “the icing on the cake” | |
| Record World Champion Armin Zoeggeler to continue career until Sochi 2014 Voellan (pps) Record World Champion Armin Zoeggeler will continue his luge career until the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. “Of course I need to brace myself but I want to keep on going for the next two... [more] |  |
| General News 16.04.12 | |
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| Successful meetings of the FIL Expert Commissions in St. Leonhard near Salzburg | |
| St. Leonhard (pps) Successful meetings of the Expert Commissions of the International Luge Federation (FIL): The productive symposium in St. Leonhard near Salzburg (Austria) on April 14-15 served as a last preparation for the upcoming 60th FIL Congress in Riga. Two months ahead of the annual... [more] |  |
| General News 12.04.12 | |
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| FIL Expert Commissions to meet in St. Leonhard near Salzburg | |
| St. Leonhard (pps) With the meetings of the Expert Commissions of the International Luge Federation, FIL, in St. Leonhard near Salzburg (Austria) on April 14-15, the last preparations for the 60th FIL Congress in Riga will kick off. Two months ahead of the annual meeting (June 15-16, 2012) of... [more] |  |
| General News 02.04.12 | |
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| FIL-President Fendt confirmed for the IOC Commission “Sport and Environment” | |
| Lausanne (pps) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed Germany’s Josef Fendt, President of the International Luge Federation, as a member of the IOC Commission “Sport and Environment”. The former two-time World luge Champion received the respective communication by IOC President... [more] |  |