| Natural Track News 27.02.09 | |
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| PEWO World Cup Novouralsk II RUS | |
| Pigneter/Clara (ITA) win race and PEWO Overall World Cup “We wanted to win today, we did not want to speculate and hold back”, said Florian Clara (ITA) after he and Patrick Pigneter had won the fourth consecutive race and also defended their overall first place from last year. “At the beginning... [more] |  |
| Natural Track News 26.02.09 | |
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| PEWO World Cup Novouralsk II RUS | |
| Lavrentjeva (RUS) and Pigneter (ITA) win PEWO Overall World Cup First World Cup win for Melanie Batkowski (AUT) Fourteen times Melanie Batkowski (AUT) has been standing on the World Cup podium before she eventually could claim the top spot. With her win she also ended a streak of four years... [more] |  |
| Natural Track News 25.02.09 | |
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| PEWO World Cup Novouralsk I | |
| Lavrentjeva (RUS) and Pigneter (ITA) win Ural race Leading with a comfortable 75 points margin and undefeated in the last four races (three World Cups and the World Championships) Patrick Pigneter (ITA) still does not want to relax and will attack once more in the last race of the season: “I... [more] |  |
| Natural Track News 24.02.09 | |
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| PEWO World Cup Novouralsk I (RUS) | |
| Familiar Winners on a New Continent For the first time in the history of Natural Track Luge a World Cup race was held on the Asian continent – and the same faces are found on the podium. Patrick Pigneter/Florian Clara (ITA) won also the race in Novouralsk and celebrated their tenth World Cup... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 24.02.09 | |
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| FIL President Josef Fendt: “Worthy season’s final“ Seven nations with medals at World Championships and World Cup series |
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| Whistler (pps) “A worthy season’s final” – this is how Josef Fendt of Berchtesgaden (Germany), President of the International Luge Federation, FIL, described the ninth and last stop of the Viessmann Luge World Cup series on the future Olympic track for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Whistler,... [more] |  |
| Artificial Track News 23.02.09 | |
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| All winners / 2008-09 Viessmann Luge World Cup season | |
| Final score after nine events: Men: Igls: 1. Andi Langenhan (GER), 2. David Moeller (GER), 3. Armin Zoeggeler (ITA) Sigulda: 1. Albert Demchenko (RUS), 2. Armin Zoeggeler (ITA), 3. David Moeller (GER) Winterberg: 1. Armin Zoeggeler(ITA), 2. David Moeller (GER), 3.... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 23.02.09 | |
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| 153,98 km/h – new speed record at the “Whistler Sliding Center” “The Olympic Games could well start tomorrow“ |
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| Whistler (pps) The curves have awesome names such as “Thunderbird” or “Shiver”, arenamed after animals such as “Lynx” or commemorate notable events. There is, for instance,the “Lueders Loop”, curve number seven. It is called after Pierre Lueders, Canada’s 1998 Olympic bobsleigh champion in the... [more] | |
| Artificial Track News 22.02.09 | |
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| David Möller: "Happy end of a difficult season.” | |
| Quotes to the men’s race at the finale of Viessmann World Cup at Whistler
Whistler (pps) “Happy end of a difficult season”, called David Möller his first victory of the pre-Olympic winter at the finale of the Viessmann World Cup at Whistler. “So far the track at Calgary was my... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 22.02.09 | |
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| David Möller realizes his first victory of the season | |
| Armin Zöggeler wins overall title
Whistler (pps) Germany’s two time World Champion David Möller realized a conciliatory conclusion of the pre-Olympic season. At the finale of the Viessmann Luge World Cup at “Whistler Sliding Center” in the up-coming track for the Winter Games 2010... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 21.02.09 | |
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| André Florschütz: „This was a perfect finish of the season“ | |
| Quotes to the double’s race at Whistler
Whistler (pps) A “perfect finish of the season” called André Florschütz the first victory of the winter in the last race. “We had nearly no mistake in the first run, but just a small one in the second one. I think we have deserved this success”,... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 21.02.09 | |
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| Florschütz/Wustlich celebrates their first Victory of the season | |
| Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber wins Oberall title at in Viessmann World
Whistler (pps) At the finale of Viessmann-Luge World Cup at “Whistler Sliding Center” the two-time World Champions André Florschütz/Torsten Wustlich celebrated their first victory of the pre-Olympic... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 21.02.09 | |
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| Tatjana Hüfner. „Overall title doesn’t compensate the disappointment of the Worlds“ | |
| Quotes to the women’s race at the Finale of Viessmann World Cup
Whistler (pps) “Though I knew the overall title in Viessmann Luge World Cup is very valuable, it does not compensate at title all the disappointment of the Worlds two weeks ago.” Thos was the comment of Tatjana Hüfner... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 21.02.09 | |
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| Women’s race at the finale of Viessmann Luge World Cup | |
| Natalie Geisenberger the Winner at Whistler – Tatjana Hüfner overall Champion
Whistler (pps) Setting even two track records Germany’s Natalie Geisenberger won the finale at the Viessmann Luge World Cup at “Whistler Sliding Center, but her team-mate Tatjana Hüfner, wh0 finished on... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 20.02.09 | |
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| Nations Cup at Finale of the Viessmann Luge World Cup | |
| Latvia’s Inars Kivlenieks first Winner at “Whistler Sliding Center”
Whistler (pps) Latvia’s Inars Kivlenieks is the first Winner of a male luge race at “Whistler Sliding Center”. Kivlenieks won at the finale of Luge World at on the up-coming Olympic track for the Winter Games at... [more] |
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| Artificial Track News 20.02.09 | |
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| Nation’s cup at Whistler | |
| Moffat/Moffat wins the double’s race
Whistler (pps) Canada’s Chris Moffat/Mike Moffat won the double’s race in the Nation’s cup at the opening of the Viessmann Luge World Cup at Whistler. On the up-coming Olympic track for the Winter Games 2010 at Vancouver the brothers finished in... [more] |
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