Everything is ready for the 22nd FIL Luge World Championships on Natural Track in Latzfons - Feldthurns (ITA) from February 1st – 3rd 2019. The best lugers from over 20 nations fight for gold, silver and bronze on the track Lahnwiesenbahn.

„We have a very well-rehearsed team where everyone knows exactly what to do. All volunteers are motivated. What particularly pleases me is the enthusiasm in the entire area“, reports OC-Boss Sepp Oberrauch. The World Championships are organized by ASV Latzfons together with the Sports Clubs Verdings and Feldthurns.

Defending champions on the 900-meter-long track are Greta Pinggera (ITA), Alex Gruber (ITA) and in the doubles Rupert Brüggler / Tobias Angerer (AUT). In the team-competition Austria took the title 2017 in Vatra Dornei (ROU). After the training sessions and the opening ceremony on Friday the run for gold, silver and bronze begins on Saturday. In contrast to the World Cup, 3 runs (single women and men) will be held at the World Championship. The final in the double (2 runs) is scheduled on Saturday. After the first scoring runs on Saturday the single women and men will go into the finals on Sunday starting from 9.30am.

That's what former World Champions say:
Anton Blasbichler (ITA), World Champion 2001, 2005
"It´s true, a World Championship has it’s own rules. Everything has to fit on these special days, the mind and the material. It is also a matter of nerves because of the three runs, picking up a medal while passing by is not possible ".

Renate Gietl (ITA), World Champion 2009, 2011
"At the 2009 World Championship in Passeier (ITA) I felt a big pressure. That I was able to take the titel in front of the home-crowd just 0.03 seconds ahead after 3 runs was really very special. In 2011 I wanted to defend my title in Umhausen (AUT). After two runs I was the leader and I was able to fix my second individual title with a new track record".

Gerald Kammerlander (AUT), World Champion 2011
"It was a difficult season for me, I would rather say it was an extremely bad season. I even had to go into the team-qualification. In the end I won on my home-track with only 0.04 seconds ahead, that was extremely exciting. Of course, a World Championship is the highlight for every athlete of Luge on Natural Track".

Ivan Lazarev* (RUS), doubles World Champion 2005, 2007, 2011
"The World Championship is a very special race, it‘s only every two years. A title-race is always something different than a standard World Cup race. My mother keeps the gold medals in a showcase and she is very proud of it".
* together with Pawel Porschnev

The program of the 22nd FIL Luge World Championships on Natural Track

Thursday 31.01. 
9am Technical Official Meeting (TD, Jury, Race Direktor, Referee) Hotel Hirscher Latzfons 
10am Team Captain`s Meeting and Starting-number draw (Hotel Hirschen Latzfons) 
1pm 1st Training doubles
2pm 2nd Training doubles 

Friday 01.02. 
9am 1st Training women/men 
11am 2nd Training women/men followed by Team Captain‘s meeting in the finishing area 
6pm Holy Mass in church 
7pm Official opening ceremony of the 22nd FIL World Championships in Luge on Natural Track at Feldthurns with entry from place church to the „Castaneum“ with fireworks 
8pm WM-Opening Party with the Show- and Partyband X-Large 

Saturday 02.02. 
9.30am 1st run women 
10.15am 1st run men 
11.45am 2nd run women 
12.30pm 1st run doubles 
1.30pm Final run doubles followed by flower ceremony doubles 
8pm Medals and anthems for doubles at Feldturns „Castaneum“ followed by After Race Party with Dj Double Dee at Feldthurns 

Sunday 03.02. 
9.30am 2nd run men 
10.50am Final run women followed by flower ceremony women 
11.30am Final run men followed by flower ceremony men 
1am Team competition followed by flower ceremony team 
2pm Medals and anthems for men, women and Team 
Closing ceremony
3pm Lottery draw