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, Patric (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)
Bollmann, Robin (GER)
Dr. Byrne, Eugene - Medical Advisor - without voting rights
Fischnaller, Kevin (ITA)
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)
Tilvis, 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)
Bachárová-Findurová, Viera (SVK)
Federer, Stefan (SUI) Athletes representative
Gruber, Alex (ITA)
Hašek, Tomáš (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
