| Artificial Track News 02.01.13 | |
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| Asian Championships in Nagano | |
| Shiva Keshavan successfully defended his title Nagano (pps) Shiva Keshavan from India successfully defended his title at the Asian Championships. On the 1998 Olympic track in Nagano (Japan), the 31-year old luger reclaimed the gold medal for the second time in succession at the second... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 02.01.13 | |
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| Canada is putting faith in the same line-up | |
| “Market leader” Germany is briskly rotating Sigulda (pps) For almost two years now, since February 20, 2011 to be precise, Canada is putting faith into the same line-up with Alex Gough, Sam Edney and Justin Walker-Tristan Snith who have competed in the eight Team Relay events of the... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 31.12.12 | |
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| Austria’s Champion ships at Innsbruck-Igls | |
| Tiitle s go to Nina Reithmayer, Manuel Pfister and Penz/Fischler gewinnen die Titel
Innsbruck-Igls (pps) The old Champions are the new Champions in Austria, too. At the national Champions Ships on the artificial track of Innsbruck-Igls Nina Reithmayer, Manuel Pfister and Peter... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 31.12.12 | |
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| Sandra Gasparini. Zöggeler and Oberstolz-Gruber Italy’s Champions | |
| La Plagne (pps) This year the national Champions ships of Italy took place at La Plagne., France. On the Olympic track of 1992 the titles went to Sandra Gasparini, Armin Zöggeler and Christian Oberstolz-Patrick Gruber. [more] | |
| Artificial Track News 31.12.12 | |
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| Doubles’ Duel Germany vs Austria: First round to Germany | |
| Wendl-Arlt: “We’ve become mentally stronger“ Sigulda (pps) After four of the nine Viessmann Luge World Cup events, Germany has won the doubles’ duel with Austria by a clear 4-0. While Austria’s teams dominated the doubles events last winter as brothers Andreas Linger-Wolfgang Linger... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 31.12.12 | |
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| Albert Demchenko (41) and Armin Zoeggeler (38) | |
| “Old hands” don’t belong to the “sled scrapheap” yet Sigulda (pps) Germany’s men have found their match: after 12 consecutive victories for Germany in the men’s singles of the Viessmann Luge World Cup, Albert Demchenko of Russia (photo, right) ended the winning streak in Sigulda, Latvia.... [more] |  |
| Natural Track News 30.12.12 | |
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| FIL World Cup Natural Track in Laas/Lasa (ITA) | |
| Pigneter (ITA) and Lavrentjeva (RUS) continue winning streak Laas/Lasa (ck) - In a tight finish Patrick Pigneter (ITA), who has not been beaten since the world cup in Olang in February 2011, snatched his 29th win in the singles’ event. In the upper part of the track he was clearly behind... [more] |  |
| Natural Track News 29.12.12 | |
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| FIL World Cup Natural Track - Laas/Lasa (ITA) Pigneter/Clara (ITA) back to old excellence Lavrentjeva (RUS) in front again |
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| Laas (ck) - Back to their old strength found Patrick Pigneter/Florian Clara (ITA) when they won the world cup opening race in Laas (ITA): “IN the doubles’ event we were not used to such a smooth success any more. However, we changed a few details in the equipment which made a huge difference and... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 28.12.12 | |
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| Tatjana Huefner with just two World Cup victories in the 2012 calendar year | |
| Natalie Geisenberger’s claim to leadership in the women’s singles Sigulda (pps) Numbers don’t lie: It was Germany’s Tatjana Huefner who has set the standard in women’s luge in the past five years. But in the 2012 calendar year she failed to achieve more than two victories in the Viessmann... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 28.12.12 | |
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| National Austrian Luge Championships on December 28 | |
| Innsbruck-Igls (pps) It has become a tradition that Austria’s lugers determine their national champions between Christmas and the New Year. The red-white-red national championships will be carried out on the artificially iced track in Innsbruck-Igls on December 28. Only two days later, on December... [more] |  |
| General News 28.12.12 | |
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| FIL President Josef Fendt talks about the situation in natural track luge | |
| Berchtesgaden (ck) - 5 Questions for Josef Fendt, President of the International Luge Federation (FIL) 1. The budget for natural track luge has been remarkably increased. Which visible improvements do you expect? „We realized that some national federations are trying hard to support their... [more] | |
| Natural Track News 28.12.12 | |
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| FIL World Cup in Natural Track Luge Gets Underway in Laas (ITA) | |
| Laas/Lasa (ck) - The small town Lasa at the western end of the Vinschgau valley, well known for its white marble, hosts the world cup opening of the 2012/13 season, just before the year 2012 comes to an end. The organizers who earned their merits two years ago when the junior European Championships... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 23.12.12 | |
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| Natalie Geisenberger, David Moeller and Wendl-Arlt German Champions | |
| Königssee (pps) Natalie Geisenberger, David Moeller and Tobias Wendl - Tobias Arlt are the names of the German Champions in Luge of 2013. The quartet won at the national Championships on the track of Königssee. Defending Champions Tatjana Huefner and Felix Loch, both as well Olympic Champions,... [more] |  |
| Natural Track News 21.12.12 | |
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| FIL instructors' course successfully held | |
| Last weekend, Dec 13th to 16th, the 23 participants from 11 nations met in Umhausen (AUT) to finalize the internal FIL instructors' course. In this part of the course the main focus was on practical work. FIL coach and five-times world champion and currently Germany's natural track head coach,... [more] |  |
| General News 21.12.12 | |
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| Funds of 600,000 Euros for FIL Development Program - World Championship Prize Money of 30,000 Euros | |
| FIL President Fendt: “We are a luge family in the truest sense of the word” Berchtesgaden (pps) The President of the International Luge Federation (FIL), Josef Fendt of Berchtesgaden (photo), emphasized the advantages of the FIL Development Program. “We support two so-called FIL groups,... [more] |  |