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FIL Kalender 2026 - 2030

All races up to the 2030 Winter Olympics confirmed

Altenberg (FIL/05 Mar 2026) A historic step for international luge: for the first time in its history, the FIL (International Luge Federation) has published a complete 4-year calendar. This means that the EBERSPÄCHER World Cup venues and season highlights up to the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps (February 2–17, 2030) have been finalized.

The FIL is focusing on a balanced mix of proven classics, international expansion, and a clear focus on the FIL World Championships and the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps. With stops in North America, Europe, and Asia, the Luge World Cup remains a global series at the highest sporting level.

“With this four-year calendar, the FIL is sending a clear signal of stability, transparency, and reliability in international luge,” emphasized FIL President Einars Fogelis. Long-term planning offers athletes, national associations, organizers, media, and partners maximum planning security.

Kick-off for the new four-year cycle: 2026/2027 season

The first season of the upcoming Olympic cycle begins in November 2026 and takes Europe's luge elite back to Asia (Korea and China).

Season highlight: 54th FIL World Championships Innsbruck Tyrol 2027

From February 1 to 7, 2027, the FIL World Championships in Innsbruck-Igls will be held as a world premiere in parallel in Olympic luge on an artificial track and in alpine luge on a natural track. The 54th Luge World Championships in 2027 will be held on the newly renovated Olympic ice track in Innsbruck-Igls, Austria, which will undergo further improvements over the summer of 2026.

The world championships, organized by the FIL, will be held for the sixth time on the 1964 Olympic track in Innsbruck-Igls, following 1977, 1987, 1997, 2007, and 2017. Competitions are planned in the men's and women's singles, the men's and women's doubles, the team relay discipline, and the mixed singles and doubles competition.

1. FIL Luge World Cup Winterberg (GER) – November 23–29, 2026
2. FIL Luge World Cup PyeongChang (KOR) – December 7–13, 2026
3. FIL Luge World Cup Yanqing (CHN) – December 14–20, 2026
4. FIL Luge World Cup Sigulda (LAT) – January 4–10, 2027
5. FIL Luge World Cup Altenberg (GER) – January 11–17, 2027
6. FIL Luge World Cup Oberhof (GER) – January 18–24, 2027

54th FIL World Championships Innsbruck Tyrol 2027 – February 1–7, 2027

7. FIL Luge World Cup Cortina (ITA) – February 8-14, 2027
8. FIL Luge World Cup La Plagne (FRA) – February 15-21, 2027
9. FIL Luge World Cup Königssee (GER) – March 1-7, 2027

FIL Calendar 2027/2028

2027/2028: Three stops in North America to kick off the season / World Championships in Königssee

After the North American break in the post-Olympic winter of 2026/2027, the World Cup circuit will return in 2027/2028 with a compact overseas block. Three consecutive World Cups will take place in Canada and the USA: Whistler will kick things off (November 9 to December 4, 2027), followed by Park City (December 7–11, 2027) and Lake Placid (December 14–18, 2027). These dates include the training sessions beforehand. The calendar only includes the race days for the competitions as follows:

  1. Whistler (CAN) – December 2–4, 2027
  2. Park City (USA) – December 9–11, 2027
  3. Lake Placid (USA) – December 16–18, 2027
  4. Sigulda (LAT) – January 7–9, 2028
  5. Lillehammer (NOR) – January 14–16, 2028
  6. Oberhof (GER) – January 21–23, 2028
  7. Winterberg (GER) – January 28–30, 2028
  8. Altenberg (GER) – February 4–6, 2028
  9. Innsbruck-Igls (AUT) – February 11–13, 2028

The highlight of the season will be the 55th FIL World Championships in Königssee (GER)
from February 21 to 27, 2028, which will also mark the end of the season.

Matthias Böhmer, FIL Sportdirektor

 

2028/2029: Europe, Classic – and World Championships in North America

  1. Innsbruck-Igls (AUT) – December 1–3, 2028
  2. Cortina (ITA) – December 8–10, 2028
  3. Winterberg (GER) – December 15–17, 2028
  4. Sigulda (LAT) – January 5–7, 2029
  5. Altenberg (GER) – January 12–14, 2029
  6. Oberhof (GER) – January 19–21, 2029
  7. La Plagne (FRA) – February 2–4, 2029
  8. Königssee (GER) – February 5–11, 2029
  9. Whistler (CAN) – March 8–10, 2029

56th FIL World Championships Lake Placid (USA) 2029 – March 1–4, 2029

The highlight of the season will be the 56th FIL World Championships from February 26 to March 4, 2029, in the traditional US ice channel in Lake Placid.

Immediately afterwards, Whistler (CAN) will host the World Cup finals, marking the sporting conclusion of the season.

Olympic season 2029/2030: Dress rehearsal for the Games in the French Alps

The 2029/2030 Olympic season will be dominated by the XXVI Olympic Winter Games in the French Alps. It will kick off with an international training week on the Olympic track in La Plagne (November 12–18, 2029), before the World Cup series begins on the Olympic tracks in Innsbruck-Igls and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

Before Christmas, the luge elite will travel to Asia for World Cups in PyeongChang (KOR) and Yanqing (CHN). After further European stops in Sigulda, Oberhof, and Altenberg, the highlight of the season will be the Winter Olympics from February 1 to 16, 2030, in France.

Press Conference Altenberg, 2026
  1. Innsbruck (AUT) – November 23–25, 2029
  2. Cortina (ITA) – November 30–December 2, 2029
  3. PyeongChang (KOR) – December 7–9, 2029
  4. Yanqing (CHN) – December 14–16, 2029
  5. Sigulda (LAT) – January 4–6, 2030
  6. Altenberg (GER) – January 11–14, 2030
  7. Oberhof (GER) – January 18–20, 2030

XXVI Olympic Winter Games French Alps – La Plagne 2030 - February 2–17, 2030 (FRA)

8. Winterberg (GER) – February 22–24, 2030
9. Königssee (GER) – March 1–3, 2030

As was the case after the Milano Cortina 2026 Games, the 2030 season will also conclude with two World Cups in Germany: Winterberg and Königssee will mark the end of an intense Olympic season.

Planning security until 2030

With the first-ever fixed 4-year calendar, World Cup venues and major championships have been determined up to and including the 2029/2030 season. “The fact that athletes, coaches, media, and partners already know today where the most important races of the coming years will take place is a milestone for our sport. This makes sponsorship, TV planning, and youth development much easier,” explains FIL Sports Director Matthias Böhmer.

Jens Morgenstern, Geschäftsführer WIA Altenberg

"We are delighted that the FIL has chosen the World Cup finals here in Altenberg to announce its four-year plan until 2030. It is a strong sign of the excellent cooperation that has existed for years between the FIL and WiA as the organizer of many high-profile events.

We still have fond memories of the perfect Luge World Championships in 2024.
This new strategy provides a high degree of planning security until 2030 – a completely new and very satisfying situation. On the one hand, this applies to finding and retaining sponsors and securing public funding. On the other hand, it also sends a strong signal about the great fan culture of luge here at the SachsenEnergie Ice Channel.

In short, we are very pleased with this new development and look forward to the FIL events over the next four years," said Jens Morgenstern, Managing Director of WIA Wintersport Altenberg (Osterzgebirge) GmbH.