Berchtesgaden (pps) The lugers once again can win two lucrative jackpots in the Krombacher Challenge Cup and the Viessmann World Cup in the Olympic winter. Thanks to the initiative of the marketing partner (KirchSport/formerly CWL) of the International Luge Federation, FIL, the Krombacher jackpot of US$10,000 and the Krombacher Super-jackpot for US$50,000 are up for grabs. If several athletes meet the requirements, the money will be distributed among the athletes.

The requirements for the Krombacher jackpot are as follows: two victories in the four events of the Krombacher Challenge Cup, the victory in the Super Cup at Koenigssee (December 28, 2001) and the overall victory of the Three Track Tour in mid-December at Koenigssee, Igls and Oberhof. For the determination of the winner the World Cup points of those three races will be added up.

The demands for winning the Krombacher Super-jackpot are as follows: winning the Krombacher-jackpot and setting four track records in the seven Viessmann World Cup events including the four Challenge Cup races, or the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Only track records are considered which are valid after the race weekend (i.e. World Cup and Challenge Cup).

Last winter, Germany?s World champion Sylke Otto won the small jackpot and missed the big jackpot only narrowly.

The schedule of Krombacher Challenge Cup at Koenigssee

Friday, December 7, 200110:00 - 11:20 hrs preliminaries11:40 - 12:20 hrs semi-finals12:25 - 12:45 hrs finals

Pre-Christmas present for former World champion Sonja Wiedemann

Berchtesgaden (pps) Germany?s Sonja Wiedemann made herself a pre-Christmas present by winning the Viessmann World Cup in Lake Placid. And because the former World Champion now holds joint third position with reigning World champion Sylke Otto with 100 points each in the overall World Cup rankings, the 24-year-old may now compete in the Krombacher Challenge Cup at Koenigssee on Friday (December 7). Olympic champion Silke Kraushaar will be the third German competitor. Sonja Wiedemann was originally planned to compete only in Lake Placid.

Press conference with the German team

Berchtesgaden (pps) In between the end of the Krombacher Challenge Cup and the start of the Viessmann Luge World Cup the German lugers will be available to the media. From 13:30 hrs the three-time Olympic champion, Georg Hackl, 1988 Olympic champion Silke Kraushaar and the two-time World champion Patric Leitner-Alexander Resch, among others, will talk to the press in the press centre.

The prize money of the 2002 Krombacher Challenge Cup

Berchtesgaden (pps) The total prize money of the 2002 Krombacher Challenge Cup amounts to more than DM 114,000; DM 28,000 starting and bonus money will be distributed at each event.

Women`s Singles:1st rank: DM 3,000, 2nd rank: DM 1,500, 3rd rank DM 1,300, 4th rank DM 800

Men`s Singles:1st rank: DM 3,000, 2nd rank: DM 1,500, 3rd rank: DM 1,300, 4th rank: DM 700, 5th rank: DM 500, 6th rank: DM 300

Doubles:1st rank: DM 3,500, 2nd rank: DM 2,000, 3rd rank: DM 1,500, 4th rank: DM 1,000

Bonuses for reaching the second round and starting money must be added.

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