| Artificial Track News 31.10.12 | |
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| Record venue will host World Cup events number 32 and 33 | |
| FIL decides on Koenigssee to replace Cesana as host of the Viessmann Luge World Cup Berchtesgaden (pps) The “oldest artificially refrigerated track” in Koenigssee (Germany) will replace the artificially refrigerated track in Cesana (Italy), originally scheduled to host the second stop of... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 30.10.12 | |
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| Kick-off for the 2014 Olympic luge track | |
| At least 25 nations to participate in International Training Week in Sochi Sochi (pps) Three weeks before the official start signal is given for the Viessmann Luge World Cup series on November 24-25, 2012 in Innsbruck-Igls (Austria), the new luge season will be kicked off on the future... [more] |  |
| General News 29.10.12 | |
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| Lillehammer 2016 Youth Olympic Games off to a flying start | |
| Lillehammer (pps) The first visit of the Coordination Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the second Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) wrapped up at the end of October in Lillehammer, Norway. Chaired by IOC Member and USA ice hockey Olympic champion Angela Ruggiero, the... [more] | |
| Artificial Track News 29.10.12 | |
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| Julia Clukey ended Erin Hamlin’s reign as national US luge champion | |
| Lake Placid - “Dead heat” in the men’s singles Lake Placid (pps) The USA Luge national championships on the artificially refrigerated track in Lake Placid ended with a few surprises as first Julia Clukey ended Erin Hamlin’s five-year long reign as national women’s champion. And then, in... [more] | |
| Artificial Track News 29.10.12 | |
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| “Various alternatives available”-FIL seeks alternative venue for Cesana | |
| Berchtesgaden (pps) Following the announcement of the closing of the Olympic artificial track in Cesana, Italy, the International Luge Federation (FIL) is looking for an alternative venue for the Viessmann World Cup scheduled on December 1-2, 2012. The second stop of the World Cup series was... [more] | |
| General News 22.10.12 | |
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| US Championships on live-stream | |
| Park City (pps) Next Friday and Saturday (October 26-27, 2012) the US lugers will be crowning their national champions in Lake Placid in the US State of New York. The US Federation USLA will post live pictures of the event on its website. The exact link as well as further information on the... [more] | |
| Artificial Track News 22.10.12 | |
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| Canadian Luge Championships | |
| Sam Edney and Alex Gough defended National Titles Whistler (pps) Alex Gough and Sam Edney have defended their titles at the Canadian Luge Championships at the Whistler Sliding Centre. The 28-year-old Edney, who will be counted on to lead the men’s program to the 2014 Olympics, captured... [more] | |
| General News 16.10.12 | |
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| Two-time Olympic and World Champion: | |
| Steffi Walter celebrates a big birthday Großdubrau (pps) Mostly unnoticed by the public one of the big stars in the sport of luge celebrated a big birthday. Steffi Walter, Olympic champion at the 1984 Games in Sarajevo under her maiden name Martin and again four years later in Calgary,... [more] | |
| General News 12.10.12 | |
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| IOC Commission praises notable Progress for Sochi 2014 | |
| Sochi (pps) The eighth visit of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission to Sochi concluded with Commission Chairman Jean-Claude Killy praising the local organisers of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games for the notable progress they have made in preparations, just weeks before... [more] | |
| Natural Track News 12.10.12 | |
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| International Instructor Course for Natural Track Luge | |
| Berchtesgaden (ck) - On two weekends, from November 22nd-25th and December 13th-16th, an international instructor course for natural track luge will be held. During first weekend in Salzburg (AUT) mainly theory lectures like training science, sports biology, structures and history of the FIL will... [more] | |
| Artificial Track News 11.10.12 | |
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| Sochi 2014 presents Pictograms for Winter Games | |
| Sochi (pps) The 2014 Sochi Organising Committee (RUS) has revealed the pictograms chosen for the sports and disciplines of the Winter Games. With one and a half year until the Opening Ceremony on 7 February 2014, the stylised images have now been presented to the public. They will guide visitors at... [more] |  |
| General News 05.10.12 | |
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| In 2011/2012 around 449 hours on TV in total | |
| Almost a half billion people watched luge on television Berchtesgaden (pps) The broadcasts this past winter brought excellent figures. World-wide 449 hours were broadcast, almost a half billion people watched the races in the 2011/2012 Viessmann World Cup and the International Luge... [more] | |
| Artificial Track News 01.10.12 | |
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| Julia Clukey, Tucker West and Mortensen-Griffal US start champions | |
| Lake Placid (pps) Julia Clukey, Tucker West and Matt Mortensen-Preston Griffal have won the USA Luge Start Championships, carried out at the indoor refrigerated training center in Lake Placid. The competition tested start reaction to a gate that swung from closed to open to begin each... [more] | |
| General News 27.09.12 | |
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| FIL Executive Board meets in Bucharest | |
| Setting the course ahead of the new luge season Bucharest (pps) The Executive Board of the International Luge Federation, FIL, took some important decisions to set the course ahead of the start of the new luge season. In Bucharest the focus was on the homologation process and the current... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 26.09.12 | |
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| The countdown starts: 500 days to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi | |
| Luge Athletes to have their final rehearsal at the World Cup final Sochi (pps) The countdown begins: Exactly 500 days to go until the start of fhe XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. After the Opening Ceremony on February 7, 2014 in the Olympic Stadium the athletes of the... [more] |  |