Lake Placid (pps) A good example has set a precedent. The school partnership project that was successfully carried out at the World Championships of the International Luge Federation (FIL) in Innsbruck-Igls 2007 and Oberhof 2008 will also be launched in connection with the 41st FIL World Championships in Lake Placid in the US federal state of New York.

More than 4,000 students will participate in the „Scholastic Sliding Challenge“ (SCC) organized by the „Olympic Regional Development Authority” (ORDA), the operating company of the artificial track at Mount van Houvenberg. According to information from ORDA, 22 schools were assigned to the participating schools by draw. Until the 41st FIL World Championships from February 6 to 8, 2009, information on the partner nations will be included in the curriculum.

A similar partnership program was launched for the World Championships of the International Bobsleigh Federation (FIBT), which will take place after the FIL World Championships from February 20 to March 1.