Berchtesgaden (RWH) Three national federations are running bids to host the World Championships in Luge 2019. At the office of the International Luge Federation at Berchtesgaden the official application of Germany with the track in Winterberg, Russia with the Olympic track in Sochi and of the United States of America with the track in Lake Placid went in. The final decision about the venue for the 48th World Championships of the International Luge Federation (FIL) will be taken on June 20th, 2015, at the annual congress of the FIL at PyeongChang (KOR), the Host of the Olympic Winter Games 2018.