Bodies / Commissions of the FIL
2022 - 2026
Luge Artificial Track
Sport commission:
Chairwoman: Vice President Sport Claire DelNegro
Deputy Chairwoman: Sports Director Matthias Böhmer
Members:
Britcher, Summer (USA) Athletes representative
Eigentler, Christian (AUT)
Gough, Alex (CAN)
Grimmette, Mark (USA)
Hüfner, Tatjana (ITA)
Köhne, Hans-Jürgen - Chairman Youth Commission - without voting rights
Loch, Norbert (GER)
Staudinger, Wolfgang (KOR)
Strenga, Atis (LAT)
Technical commission:
Chairman: Vice President Technical Matters Armin Zöggeler
Deputy Chairman: Technical Director Andris Sics
members:
Berreiter, Anna (GER) Athletes representative
Gilly, Reto (SUI)
Haselrieder, Oswald (ITA)
Jasencakova, Maria - Permanent TD Juniors - without voting rights
Mick, Lubomir (USA)
Skowronski, Marek (POL)
Thurner, Christian (GER)
Tiruma, Eliza (LAT)
1 more woman (to be appointed)
Track construction commission:
Chairman: Aschauer, Markus (GER)
Members:
Gough, Alex (CAN)
Manzenreiter, Robert (AUT)
Napier, John (USA)
Ruetz, Helmut (AUT)
Tangen, Jan Oddvar (NOR)
Sics, Andris - Technical Director - without voting rights
Commission youth / development
Chairman: Köhne, Hans-Jürgen (GER)
Members:
Hatton, Mark (GBR)
Jasencakova, Maria - Permanent TD Juniors
Kinzel, Petr - Coach FIL Group
Dr. Kistenmacher, Lutz (GER)
Kofler, Klaus (ITA)
Lembert, Sandra (AUT)
Saicans, Zintis (LAT)
Shattuck-Owen, Zianibeth (USA)
Söderberg, Anders (SWE)
Alpine luge
Commission ALPINE LUGE:
Chairman: Vice President Sorin Buta
Deputy Chairman: Sport and Technical Director Andreas Castiglioni
members:
Almer, Jerome (SUI)
Bacharova Findurova, Viera (SVK)
Borut, Kralj (SLO)
Federer, Stefan (SUI) Athletes representative
Hova Sporsheim, Ashild ( NOR)
Kammerlander, Gerald (AUT)
Keshavan, Shiva (IND)
Mittermair, Daniela (ITA) Athletes representative
Niedermair, Armin (ITA)
Niemetz, Thomas (GER)
Track construction commission
Vorsitzender: Dr. Gruber, Martin (ITA)
Members:
Batkowski, Florian (AUT)
Flacher, Karl (AUT)
Heilinger, Peter (AUT)
Schwarz, Herbert (ITA)
Other Bodies:
AThletes commission
Chairman:
Felderer, Leon (ITA) - Artificial Track
members:
Berreiter, Anna (GER) - Artificial Track
Britcher, Summer (USA) - Artificial Track
Federer, Stefan (SUI) - Natural Track
Mittermaier, Daniela (ITA) - Natural Track
medical commission
Chairman: Dr. Byrne, Eugene (USA)
Members:
Dr. Cīrule-Liseka, Ilze (LAT)
Dr. Kistenmacher, Lutz (GER)
Dr. Neuhüttler, Stefan (AUT)
control commission
Prentice, Derek (GBR)
Vavruskova, Vlasta (CZE)
Substitute Member: Beck, Günther (LIE)
committee for legal affairs - fil ethics commission
Chairman: Dr. Krähe, Christian (GER)
Members:
Dr. Ruetz, Andreas (AUT)
Vasks, Klavs (LAT)
FIL Ethics Authority:
Schauhoff, Karl-Friedrich (GER)
court of arbitration
Chairman: Heijmeijer, Ben (NED)
Deputy Chairman: Dr. Moser, Richard (ITA)
Assessors:
Dr. Bielowski, Michael (AUT)
Kulinski, Michal (POL)
Warren, Erin (USA)
Date: July 3, 2025
