At the end of March, the newly appointed Commission for Natural Track and Popular Sports met for their first meeting in Salzburg (AUT). The course was set for the coming World Cup winter.

Chairman Sorin Buta

Berchtesgaden (FIL/04/13/2023) The Natural Track Commission consists of 12 members, the chairman is FIL Vice President Natural Track and Popular Sports Sorin Buta, his deputy is the FIL Director for Sport and Technology Natural Track and Popular Sports, Andreas Castiglioni. The other members are Jerome Almer (SUI), Viera Bacharova Findurova (SVK), Kralij Borut (SLO), Stefan Federer (SUI), Ashild Hova Sporsheim (NOR), Gerald Kammerlander (AUT), Shiva Keshavan (IND), Armin Niedermair (ITA), Thomas Niemetz (GER) and Anastasiya Slyusar (URK).

At the meeting, not only was the general direction of natural luge luge discussed, but some important decisions were made. A draft of the racing calendar for the 2023/2024 season has already been drawn up. The highlights will be the 2024 European Championships in Jaufental/Val Giovo (ITA) and the 2024 Junior World Championships in Winterleiten (AUT). The start of the FIL World Cup in natural track luge is scheduled for December 2023 in Kühtai (AUT). The calendar still has to be approved by the FIL Executive, after which it will be published.

In addition, the commission decided to make an adjustment to the material: the permitted edge of stealths was increased from 0.06 mm to 0.9 mm for safety reasons in order to make the handling of the luge easier.