| Artificial Track News 18.02.13 | |
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| Junior World Cup winners determined | |
| Natalie Burkhardt, Florian Berkes and Loeffler-Kuechler Winterberg (pps) This season’s overall junior World Cup winners are Natalie Burkhardt, Florian Berkes and Julius Loeffler-Florian Kuechler, all of Germany. While Burkhardt prematurely won the overall rankings ahead of the final event... [more] | |
| Natural Track News 10.02.13 | |
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| 32nd European Junior Championships in Novouralsk (RUS) - Gold Medals for Sara Bachmann (ITA) and Egor Dorofeev (RUS) | |
| Novouralsk (ck) - Athletes from three different nations claimed the top spots in the three events. After Austria’s Christoph Regensburger/Dominik Holzknecht won the first gold medal on the first day of the 32nd European Junior Championships, Sara Bachmann won gold for Italy and Egor Dorofeev for... [more] |  |
| Natural Track News 10.02.13 | |
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| 32nd European Junior Championships in Novouralsk (RUS) - Gold for Regensburger/Holzknecht (AUT) | |
| Novouralsk (ck) - The first title of the 32nd European Junior Championships went to Austria: Christoph Regensburger/Dominik Holzknecht performed according to expectations and raced to the first place with a 1.26 seconds winning margin ahead of Egor Dorofeev/Victor Zakharchenko (RUS). Even though... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 09.02.13 | |
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| U.S..relay team takes silver ahead of Italy | |
| Germany wins Team Relay event in Lake Placid and overall World Cup Lake Placid (pps) Germany has prematurely won the overall Viessmann Luge World Cup Team Relay presented by HÖRMANN. The protégés of Germany’s head coach Norbert Loch in the line-up with Natalie Geisenberger, Ralf Palik... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 09.02.13 | |
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| Chris Mazdzer-Sam Edney the new American-Pacific Champions | |
| Armin Zoeggeler celebrates 55th individual victory and his 99th podium finish
Lake Placid (pps) After his break due to injury, record World Champion Armin Zoeggeler of Italy managed to make an impressive comeback. The two-time Olympic Champion, who had to cancel his... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 08.02.13 | |
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| Julia Clukey wins American-Pacific Championships | |
| Icing on the cake to Natalie Geisenberger’s perfect winter
Lake Placid (pps) While U.S. luger Julia Clukey posted a second-place finish at the World Cup – the best result of her career – and thus took the title at the American-Pacific Championships of the International Luge... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 08.02.13 | |
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| Walker-Snith the new American-Pacific Champions | |
| World Champions Wendl-Arlt earn overall Viessmann Luge World Cup victory
Lake Placid (pps) A veritable masterpiece: Thanks to their sixth victory at the 8th stop of the Viessmann Luge World Cup series on the demanding artificially refrigerated track in Lake Placid (U.S. state... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 08.02.13 | |
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| After a six-year long break: Lake Placid will host its 12th Viessmann Luge World Cup | |
| Lake Placid (pps) After a six-year long break Lake Placid (USA) will host the penultimate Viessmann Luge World Cup of the 2012-2013 season on the second weekend in February. The winter sports resort in the U.S. state of New York, already host of the 1932 and 1980 Olympic Winter Games, will thus... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 08.02.13 | |
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| Schedule / Viessmann Luge World Cup in Lake Placid (USA) | |
| Friday, February 8: 10:00 hrs local time / 16:00 hrs CET: Viessmann Luge World Cup - doubles - 1st run 11:10 hrs local time / 17:10 hrs CET: Viessmann Luge World Cup - doubles - 2nd run 13:00 hrs local time / 19:00 hrs CET: Viessmann Luge World Cup - women’s singles - 1st run 14:15 hrs... [more] |  |
| Natural Track News 08.02.13 | |
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| 32nd European Junior Championships - Juniors Race for Medals at the Urals in Novouralsk (RUS) | |
| Novouralsk (ck) - Before the world cup comes to its final showdown, the juniors have got a trip to Siberia on their schedule. In Novouralsk, a little bit east of the Urals, this weekend the European Championships for the age category under 20 will be held. Eligible is anybody who is not 20 yet or... [more] | |
| Artificial Track News 08.02.13 | |
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| Host U.S.A. to dominate the Nationscup in Lake Placid | |
| Lake Placid (pps) Host U.S.A. has dominated the Nationscup on home track in Lake Placid, New York. The athletes of head coach Miroslav Zajonc celebrated three double victories. The Winners are former Junior World Champion Kate Hansen, Chris Mazdzer, who finished on 6th place last week at the Worlds... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 07.02.13 | |
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| World Champion Felix Loch cancelled participation following a training crash | |
| Lake Placid (pps) The newly crowned World Champion Felix Loch of Germany will not participate in the 8th Viessmann Luge World Cup in Lake Placid in the U.S. state of New York this weekend. The reason is a hand injury the Olympic and four-time World Champion suffered following a crash in the first... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 07.02.13 | |
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| Russia will not start in Lake Placid | |
| Whistler (pps) Russia’s national luge squad will not compete at the eighth stop of the Viessmann Luge World Cup series in Lake Placid (USA) on February 8-9, 2013. Instead, the team of the future hosts of the 2014 Winter Games will put in training runs on the future Olympic track in Sochi, where... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 07.02.13 | |
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| Second FIL Amercian-Pacific Championships in Lake Placid | |
| Lake Placid (pps) For the second time after 2012, the American-Pacific Championships of the International Luge Federation (FIL) will be carried out within the eighth event of the Viessmann Luge World Cup series in Lake Placid. The titles will be awarded after a “race-in-race” competition, similar... [more] |  |
| General News 07.02.13 | |
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| Countdown to Sochi – one year ahead of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games | |
| Host City well prepared to host its first Olympics Sochi (pps) On February 7, 2013, it will be exactly one year until the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. The Black Sea resort is already well prepared - in accordance with the official motto “Gateway to... [more] |  |