The FIL Luge World Cup on Natural Track has arrived in the Russian capital Moscow. The race-weekend has a thight schedule with the "city race" and the pursuit competition.

The third station in the calendar is Moscow, the „Vorobyevy Gory“-track („sparrow hills“-track) in the Russian capital is located in the park between the University and the Moskva River. In 2017 due to weather conditions the World Cup in Moscow was cancelled, now everyone is looking forward to the return of the Luge World Cup on Natural Track to Moscow. The 520-meter ice track hosts the first double World Cup of the season, beside the "normal" World Cup on Friday and Saturday, the spectacular pursuit race is scheduled on Saturday and Sunday.

Evelin Lanthaler (ITA) is leading the women World Cup standing, Thomas Kammerlander (AUT) and Alex Gruber (ITA) are tied on top of the men’s standing and Patrick Pigneter / Florian Clara (ITA) are leading the overall standing in the doubles.

event program

January, 17th 
10:00 Training Men/Women (1) 
12:00 Training Men/Women (2) 
14:00 Training Doubles (1) 
15:00 Training Doubles (2) 

January, 18th 
11:00 Run Men (1.Run/National Cup) 
12:15 Run Women (1.Run/National Cup) 
13:00 Run Doubles (1) 
14:00 Final Run Doubles (2) 
14:40 Flower Ceremony for the WC Doubles 
14:50 Ceremony of the National Cup Men/Women(medals) and ceremony for the WC Doubles (medals and national anthem) 

January, 19th 
12:00 Final Run (Men) (2) 
 13:00 Flower ceremony of the WC Men 
13:20 Final Run (Women) (2) 
14:00 Flower ceremony of the WC Women 
14:15 Ceremony of the WC Men /Women 
14:45 Pursuit Doubles 
16:00 Flower ceremony of the Pursuit Doubles 
16:15 Ceremony of the WC Pursuit Doubles 
16:45 Opening Ceremony 
17:15 Entertaining show with fireworks 

January, 20th
 12:00 Pursuit Men/Women - Flower Ceremony - Ceremony of the WC Pursuit Men/Women
*subject to change