Norbert Loch and Armin Zöggeler attend the 34th Junior World Championships

Innsbruck-Igls (RWH) The head coaches from Germany and Italy, Norbert Loch and Armin Zöggeler, will miss the Viessmann Luge World Cup in Altenberg and instead attend the 34th Junior World Championships in Innsbruck. The junior titles in men’s singles, women’s singles, doubles and team competition will be awarded on February 1-2.

Defending champion Max Langenhan (GER) will be competing again. Jessica Tiebel (GER) and the doubles pairing of Ivan Nagler/Fabian Malleier (ITA) are no longer eligible to compete due to their age. In 2018 the team competition gold in Altenberg went to the German squad (BSD).