General News 22.03.12
TV Award for Felix and Norbert Loch

Erding (pps) There is double reason to celebrate in the Loch family: Not only World and overall Viessmann Luge World Cup Champion Felix Loch but his father Norbert, head coach of the national German luge team, were awarded the “WinterStars 2012” prize of the Bavarian TV station “Bayerisches... [more]

Artificial Track News 14.03.12
Erin Hamlin, Mazdzer, Niccum-Terdiman win 2012 National luge titles

Robby Huerbin retires with men’s national silver medal Lake Placid (pps) With a large contingent of family and friends on hand for support, two-time Olympian and 2009 World Champion Erin Hamlin won her fifth straight National Luge Championship at the Olympic Sports Complex in Lake... [more]

Artificial Track News 12.03.12
2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi

Distinguished visitors at the first test runs of the homologation process Sochi (RWH) Distinguished visitors at the first test runs at the Olympic ice track for 2014: In Sochi (RUS), the newly elected Russian president, Vladimir Putin, his predecessor in office and currently still... [more]

Natural Track News 12.03.12
New Natural Tracks in Croatia and Romania

(ck) – With Croatia and Romania two national federations have opened natural luge tracks during the last winter season. Both tracks have been busy already. In Carlibaba in Romania the first competition has been held March 1-4, 2012. The homologation for international races is planned for the near... [more]

Natural Track News 07.03.12
Natural Track Luge on Eurosport 2

(ck) - Saturday, March 10th all fans of natural track luge should start the day early: Eurosport 2 will broadcast a 30 minute magazine about the Natural Track World Cup Final in Umhausen (AUT), starting at 8am. Europsport airs currently in 47 countries in 18 different languages. Another 30 minute... [more]

Natural Track News 03.03.12
WÜRZ Energy World Cup Final in Umhausen (AUT) - Patrick Pigneter remains the world’s best – Lavrentjeva also wins 6th competition

Umhausen (ck/es) - Patrick Pigneter (ITA) had already won the Overall World Cup before today’s competition. But with today’s victory in the sixth and last race of the season Pigneter won – for the first time in his career and as first male athlete actually – all World Cup races within one season.... [more]

Natural Track News 02.03.12
WÜRZ Energy World Cup Final in Umhausen (AUT) - Pavel Porshnev/Ivan Lazarev (RUS) are the winners of the Overall World Cup again after eight years’ time

Umhausen (ck/es) - They won the race and the Overall World Cup: Pavel Porshnev and Ivan Lazarev from Russia. Being 30 points ahead of Patrick Pigneter/Florian Clara (ITA) they were the light favorites in the last race of the season but the final result wasn’t to be foreseen until the last double... [more]

Natural Track News 02.03.12
WÜRZ Energy World Cup Final in Umhausen - Update

Umhausen (ck/es) - The world cup final in Umhausen started with a surprise in the women’s qualification which was held yesterday, Thursday, evening: The two Italians Melanie Schwarz and Evelin Lanthaler, currently ranked 3rd and 4th in the overall world cup, did not qualify for the world cup and... [more]

Natural Track News 02.03.12
WÜRZ Energy World Cup in Umhausen (AUT) - Final with another test event

Umhausen (ck) - The final world cup race in Umhausen will be held in the same, new, still being tested format which has been introduced in the world cup opening in Latzfons. World cup spots will be limited and the top athletes in each category will be seeded. In the men’s event Patrick Pigneter... [more]