Berchtesgaden (pps) A high-ranking delegation of the International Olympic Committee, IOC, will attend the Viessmann Luge World Cup event at Koenigssee and particularly scrutinize the team event on Saturday (13:30 hrs CET). The IOC, whose delegation at Koenigssee will be headed by sports director Kelly Fairweather, will probably decide next autumn about the application of the International Luge Federation, FIL, to include the team event in the Olympic Programme at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada.
Prior to the fourth and last team event this season Austria and Italy are joint leaders with 230 points each. The USA are in third position with 220 points followed by title holders Germany with 190.