"Icetrack Stars and Kings”-Festival in Sigulda
Sigulda (pps) About 5000 spectators saw the „Icetrack Stars and Kings”-Festival at the artificially refrigerated track in Sigulda, Latvia. Apart from sporting activities and exhibits of the history of the sport of luge, the spectators were able to watch Latvia’s bobsleigh, skeleton and luge athletes in action. Highlight of the festival was a mixed relay event consisting of athletes from all three disciplines. Winner of the mixed relay was the team in the line-up with Maija Tiruma (luge/women’s singles), Inārs Kivlenieks (luge/men’s singles), Oskars Melbārdis/Daumants Dreiškens (bobsleigh/two-men) and Tomass Dukurs (men’s skeleton).
