| Artificial Track News 30.03.10 | |
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| After Leitner/Resch and Grimmette/Martin | |
| Florschütz/Wustlich finish their careers Erfurt (pps) Germany’s 2006 Olympic silver medalists and three-time World Champions André Florschütz/Torsten Wustlich are finishing their luge careers. 2002 Olympic champions and four-time World Champions Patric Leitner/Alexander Resch... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 25.03.10 | |
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| FIL Final Report to be published after Commissions meetings | |
| Berchtesgaden (pps) With regard to the fatal accident of Georgia’s Nodar Kumaritashvili at the Olympic Winter Games, the final report of the International Luge Federation, FIL, will include the findings of the Commissions meetings (Sport and Technical Commission). The meetings of both expert... [more] | |
| Artificial Track News 25.03.10 | |
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| VANOC President Furlong, FIL President Fendt and Olympic champion Loch | |
| Sports officials and winter sport athletes visited the grave of Nodar Kumaritashvili Bakuriani/Georgia (pps) On March 23, 2010, sports officials and winter sport athletes visited the grave of Georgian luge athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili. The athlete had lost his life during a training run... [more] |  |
| General News 22.03.10 | |
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| VANOC supports Nodar Kumaritashvili’s family | |
| Vancouver (pps) The family of the fatally injured Georgian luge athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili will receive a death benefit from a private insurance policy provided by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games VANOC. This was reported by the daily newspaper... [more] | |
| Artificial Track News 17.03.10 | |
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| The most decorated athletes ever to race for USA Luge | |
| Grimmette/Martin announced their retirement Lake Placid (pps) The most decorated athletes to ever race for USA Luge have taken their last ride together, as Mark Grimmette and Brian Martin announced their retirement from the sport after 16 years as a team. Prior to their announcement... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 11.03.10 | |
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| „Health permitting, maybe even two more years“ | |
| Armin Zöggeler is not yet considering resigning Berlin (pps) Italy’s two-time Olympic champion Armin Zöggeler is not yet considering resigning. „In any case I will continue for one more year“, said the Olympic bronze medalist after his return from the Olympic Winter Games in... [more] |
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| General News 10.03.10 | |
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| FIL launches donation campaign for Nodar Kumaritashvili’s family | |
| Berchtesgaden (pps) The International Luge Federation (FIL) has launched a donation campaign to financially support the family of Nodar Kumaritashvili. The athlete from Georgia died in a training accident on the opening day of the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, at the age of... [more] | |
| Vancouver 2010 News , Artificial Track News 04.03.10 | |
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| Excellent viewing figures on German television for Olympic Winter Games | |
| Women’s medal event watched by almost six million television viewers Munich (pps) Luge coverage on German television has once again resulted in excellent viewing figures. The women’s singles medal event of the XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada, was watched by almost six... [more] |
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