08:00 hrs training
19:00 hrs team leader’s meeting
Tuesday, January 22
08:00 hrs training
Wednesday, January 23
09:00 hrs official training
18:00 hrs ecumenical church service
Thursday, January 24
09:00 hrs official training
16:00 hrs team leader’s meeting
18:00 hrs “warm up“ at the spa gardens
20:00 hrs opening ceremony
Friday, January 25
09:00 hrs training – seeded athletes
10:00 hrs heat (starting order to be determined)
14:00 hrs women’s single
18:00 hrs “Warm Up“ at the spa gardens
19:30 hrs victory ceremony – women’s single
Saturday, January 26
11:00 hrs men’s single
14:00 hrs Kick-off of “Luge Legends“, Showdown „VIPs in action“and „Media Race“
18:00 hrs “Warm Up“ at the spa gardens
19:30 hrs victory ceremony – men’s single
Sunday, January 27
10:00 hrs double-seater
12:00 hrs live act „Luge throughout time“
13:00 hrs FIL Team Relayfollowed by victory ceremonies double-seater and Team Relay
15:00 hrs closing ceremony at the track
Oberhof track at a glance:
General Data:
· total length (15 curves): 1354,50m
· competition length men’s start: 1069,70m (men’s singles luge, skeleton and bobsleigh)
· competition length women’s start: 945,60m (women’s single and double-seater luge, women’s skeleton)
· average downhill-grade: 9,2 per-cent
· maximum speed: 120 km/h
· icing from October through February, training possible up to an outside temperature of 18° C
Highlights:
· World Championships: 1973, 1985, 2008
· European Championships: 1979, 1998, 2004
· World Cup events: annually since 1983, except in European or World Championship years
