Bodies / Commissions of the FIL
2026 - 2030
Luge Artificial Track
Sport commission:
Chairman: Vice President Sport Hans-Jürgen Köhne
Deputy Chairman: Sports Director Matthias Böhmer
Members:
Britcher, Summer (USA) Athletes representative
Eigentler, Christian (AUT)
Grimmette, Mark (USA)
Hüfner, Tatjana (SUI)
Kofler, Klaus (ITA)
Leitner, Patrick (GER)
Sics, Juris (LAT)
Ticu, Sorina (ROU)
Chairman Youth/ Development Manager - without voting rights
Future Olympic Host Nation - without voting rights
Technical commission:
Chairman: Vice President Technical Matters Armin Zöggeler
Deputy Chairman: Technical Director Andris Sics
members:
Berreiter, Anna (GER) Athletes representative
Gilly, Reto (SUI)
Mick, Lubomir (USA)
Neyer, Markus (AUT)
Taleanu, Robert (KOR)
Thurner, Christian (GER)
Jasencakova, Maria - Permanent TD Juniors - without voting rights
Track construction commission:
Chairman: Aschauer, Markus (GER)
Deputy Chairman: Manzenreiter, Robert (AUT)
MEMBERS:
Dabalà, Sebastiano (ITA)
Gough, Alex (CAN)
Grimette, Mark (USA)
Hackl, Georg (GER)
Lochner, Johannes (GER)
Ruetz, Helmut (AUT)
Tangen, Jan Oddvar (NOR)
Sics, Andris - Technical Director AT - without voting rights
Commission youth / development
Chairman: Köhne, Hans-Jürgen (GER)
Members:
Bachárová-Findurová, Viera (SVK)
Dr. Byrne, Eugene - Medical Advisor - without voting rights
Fischnaller, Kevin (ITA)
Geueke, Robin (GER)
Dr. Kistenmacher, Lutz (GER) - Medical advisor - without voting rights
Hatton, Mark (GBR)
Jasencakova, Maria - Permanent TD Juniors - without voting rights
Lane, Mike (CAN)
Lembert, Sandra (AUT)
Rozitis, Riks (LAT)
Shattuck-Owen, Zianibeth (USA)
Stramaturaru, Raluca (ROU)
Tivis, Jani (FIN)
Yongseong, Jeon (KOR)
One member from the FIL Coaches - without voting rights
Future Olympic Host Nation - without voting rights
Alpine Luge
Commission ALPINE LUGE:
Chairman: Vice President Simon Paregger
Deputy Chairman: Sport and Technical Director Andreas Castiglioni
members:
Almer, Jerome (SUI)
Bacharova Findurova, Viera (SVK)
Federer, Stefan (SUI) Athletes representative
Gruber, Alex (ITA)
Hasek, Thomas (CZE)
Kammerlander, Gerald (AUT)
Mittermair, Daniela (ITA) Athletes representative
Niemetz, Thomas (GER)
Söderberg, Anders (SWE)
Sporsheim, Åshild-Hova (NOR)
Track construction commission
Vorsitzender: Dr. Gruber, Martin (ITA)
Members:
Götschl, Gerhard (AUT)
Markt, Manfred (AUT)
Pigneter, Patrick (ITA)
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)
Dr. Tomaselli, Sarah (AUT)
control commission
Beck, Günther (LIE)
Prentice, Derek (GBR)
Substitute Member: Vavruskova, Vlasta (CZE)
committee for legal affairs - fil ethics commission
Chairman: Abt, Martin (GER)
Members:
Shin, Sung-Sik (KOR)
Vasks, Klavs (LAT)
FIL Ethics Authority:
Dr. Krähe, Christian (GER)
court of arbitration
Chairman: Heijmeijer, Ben (NED)
Deputy Chairman: Dr. von Call, Manfred (ITA)
Assessors:
Staudinger, Roman (AUT)
Dr. Kulinski, Michal (POL)
Warren, Erin (USA)
Date: September 23, 2026
