Lillehammer (RWH) The President of the International Luge Federation (FIL), Josef Fendt of Berchtesgaden, will honor this season’s 7th Viessmann World Cup in the Norwegian town of Lillehammer with his presence next weekend, January 31 to February 1, 2015, when Germany’s singles specialists Natalie Geisenberger and Felix Loch could well take a decisive step towards defending their titles. Olympic Champion Geisenberger has a current 770 points in the overall standings, a comfortable lead on teammate Dajana Eitberger at 526 points. So the 26-year-old is unlikely to be deprived of her third overall victory in succession at this stage in the proceedings. Loch has a similarly comfortable lead of 230 points, and can therefore also be expected to defend his title. The three-time gold medallist already has three overall victories to his name (2011-2012, 2012-2013 and 2013-2014). The greatest suspense is offered in the doubles, where Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken are ahead of their rivals, Olympic Champions Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt, by just 70 points after their victory in Winterberg. Currently at third are Latvia’s Andris and Juris Šics (469 points), who collected Olympic silver in 2010, and bronze medals in the doubles and the team relay at Sochi 2014.