| General News 27.10.10 | |
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| FIL establishes working group “Safety – Health - Sustainability” | |
| Lausanne (pps) The International Luge Federation, FIL, has established a working group under the caption “Safety – Health - Sustainability”. According to a decision of the Executive Board taken during the Autumn Meeting, FIL Secretary General Svein Romstad (USA) will assume control of this group.... [more] | |
| General News 26.10.10 | |
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| FIL President Fendt: „Need to do our homework now“ | |
| Team Relay Event one step closer to Olympic Games Acapulco (pps) The luge Team Relay Event is now one step closer to being included within the Olympic Programme. Even though the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee, IOC, postponed a final decision with regard to its... [more] | |
| General News 22.10.10 | |
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| Première in Cesana “U23 Luge World Championships“ as a test Cesana (pps) The 42nd World Championships of the International Luge Federation, FIL, to be carried out in Cesana (Italy) on January 28-30, 2011, will see a première: For the first time... |
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| General News 19.10.10 | |
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| Moldova, Romania, Russia, Slovenia and Austria | |
| Numerous National Federations paid visit to FIL President Fendt Berchtesgaden (pps) During the past few weeks there has been a lot of coming and going at the headquarters of the International Luge Federation, FIL, in Berchtesgaden. Delegations of five National Luge Federations - those of... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 12.10.10 | |
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| Schiegl-Schiegl announced retirement | |
| Two World Championship titles but no Olympic medal Innsbruck / Austria (pps) Two-time World Champions Tobias and Markus Schiegl of Austria announced in Innsbruck that they will retire from high-performance sport. The two cousins who took a World Championship gold medal in the... [more] |  |
| General News 11.10.10 | |
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| 18th FIL Summer Cup in Ilmenau | |
| Johannes Ludwig and Ewelina Staszulonek the winners Ilmenau / Germany (pps) Johannes Ludwig of Germany and Poland’s Ewelina Staszulonek were the winners of the 18th International FIL Luge Summer Cup in Ilmenau. On the 460 meters long track that boasts eight curves and a gradient of up to... [more] |  |
| Natural Track News 08.10.10 | |
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| Wuerz Energy is the new sponsor of the FIL Luge Natural Track World Cup | |
| When in Russia the Luge Natural Track World Cup will start into its 19th season in December, it will be under the name Wuerz Energy World Cup. The International Luge Federation (FIL) and the Germany-based company Wuerz Energy agreed to a cooperation for a minimum of two years. Wuerz Energy will be... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 05.10.10 | |
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| After 24 years with USA Luge | |
| Wolfgang Schaedler joins Russian team of coaches Moscow (pps) Wolfgang Schaedler of Liechtenstein, whose contract as head coach with USA Luge had not been renewed after 24 years, has found a new job: Already with an eye on the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi (Russia), Schaedler will... [more] | |