General News 24.10.11
Vice President Jae Ho Chung named Olympic Attaché for Pyeongchang
London (pps) Jae Ho Chung, President of the Korean Luge Association, KLA, and Vice President Asia within the International Luge Federation, FIL, has been named Olympic Attaché for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang in South Korea. The FIL Executive Board took this decision during their... [more]

Artificial Track News 24.10.11
FIL provides optimum support at the Youth Olympic Games
London (pps) The International Luge Federation, FIL, will provide for an optimum support of its young talents during the winter première of the Youth Olympic Games, YOG, to be carried out in Innsbruck on January 13-22, 2012. According to a decision of the FIL Executive Board, taken during their... [more]

Artificial Track News 20.10.11
FIL confirms Olympic start heights for Viessmann Luge World Cup in Whistler
London (pps) The International Luge Federation, FIL, determined the start heights for the Viessmann Luge World Cup on the Olympic luge track in Whistler, Canada, on December 9-10. According to the decision of the FIL Executive Board taken at the Autumn Meeting in London, the start heights for the... [more]

General News 17.10.11
Founder and President of Hellenic Ice Sports Federation

Christos Chatziathanasiou has passed away Berchtesgaden (pps) The international luge family grieves the passing of Christos Chatziathanasiou. The founder and the President of the Hellenic Ice Sports Federation, passed away on October 15th at the age of 61. With regret and sorrow the... [more]

General News 17.10.11
Athletes call for lifetime ban on doping offenders
Colorado Springs (pps) Calling for tough actions on doping offenders, the Athletes’ Commission of the International Olympic Committee, IOC, ended in Colorado Springs, USA. Canada’s Jeff Chrisie, Athletes’ Representative of the International Luge Federation, FIL, also attended the... [more]

Natural Track News 15.10.11
Prominent visitor at Olympic Training Center in Sochi (RUS)
(ck) - During a training camp in the Olympic training Center in Sochi (RUS) the Russian natural track team had a famous visitor. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev visited the team around double-seater World Champions Pavel Porshnev and Ivan Lazarev, who could win the title for the third time this... [more]

Artificial Track News 13.10.11
Tony Benshoof announces his retirement
Fourth Place at Torino 2006 and seven US-Titles Lake Placid (pps) Tony Benshoof, three-time Olympian, winner of 37 international medals and the most successful men’s luge athlete in USA Luge history, has announced his retirement from the sport after 22 years of competition. This was... [more]

Artificial Track News 12.10.11
Ashley Walden and Matt Mortensen-Preston Griffall US Luge Start Champions
16-year-old Tucker West creates big surprise in the men’s singles Lake Placid (pps) The US Luge Start Championships ended with a big surprise as two young athletes claimed the top two spots in the men’s singles and victories of the top favourites in the women’s singles and doubles. While... [more]

General News 12.10.11
FIL President Fendt and FIBT President Ferriani pay a visit to Sochi
Joint inspection of the future luge track for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games Sochi (pps) In the first week of October, Germany’s Josef Fendt, President of the International Luge Federation (Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course, FIL), and Ivo Ferriani of Italy, President of the... [more]

General News 10.10.11
Tyler Seitz new Ice Meister in Calgary
Brother Tracy in same Position in Whistler Calgary (pps) The only Canadian male ever to win a medal in the Viessmann Luge World Cup, Tyler Seitz, will now play an important role in preparing more Canadian athletes for success as the new Ice Meister in Calgary. The 35-year-old Seitz was... [more]

Artificial Track News 07.10.11
Kick off in Innsbruck on January 13, 2012
100 days ahead of the première of the Winter Youth Olympic Games Innsbruck (pps) The première of the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is already looming on the horizon: Today (October 7, 2011), there are exactly 100 days left before the YOG will be kicking off in Innsbruck on January 13,... [more]