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    FIL-Competitions

    • Luge competitions during Olympic Winter Games (OWG)
    • FIL- Championships
      • FIL World Championships (FIL-WM)
        in each sport’s year, with the exception of the year in which  the OWG will be
      • Continental Championships (in each sport’s year, race in race WC)
      • U23 World Championships (race in race FIL World Championships)  
      • Junior World Championships (JWM) in each sport’s year
      • Continental Championships for Juniors (in each sport’s year, race in race JWC)
    • International Competitions
      • World Cup (WC)
      • Team Relay World Cup (TWC)
      • Sprint World Cup (SWC)
      • Junior World Cup (JWC)
      • Continental Cup (CC)
      • Nation Cup (NC)
      • Other international competitions

     

    Disciplines

    FIL competitions are carried out in the following disciplines:

    • Women - Singles
    • Men - Singles
    • Women's Doubles
    • Men's Doubles
    • Team Relay (mandatory at FIL World Championships, European Championships and Junior World Championships)
    • Sprint competition (mandatory at FIL World Championships)
    • Junior Team competition

     

    Competition Runs

    Olympic Winter Games:

    Singles: 4                Doubles: 2                Team Relay: 1

    FIL Championships:

    Singles: 2                Doubles: 2                Team Relay: 1

    Inernational Competitions:

    Singles: 2                Doubles: 2                Team Relay: 1

    Sprint World Cup:

    Singles: 1                Doubles: 1

     

    Eligibility

    Olympic Winter Games:

    Women: 3                Men: 3                Doubles: Women & Men 2                Team Relay: 1 Team

    FIL Championships:

    Women: 4                Men: 4                Doubles: Women & Men: 3                Team Relay: 1 Team

    Inernational Competitions:

    Women: 4                Men: 5                Doubles: Women & Men 3                Team Relay: 1 Team

    Sprint World Cup:

    Women: 15              Men: 15              Doubles: Women & Men 15

     

    Sprint World Cup: The athletes in places 1-15 in the World Cup race are eligible to participate in the Sprint World Cup.

    Team Relay: At FIL Competitions or Olympic Games only nations, which have a minimum of one athlete/one pair of athlete in the three disciplines (women/men/doubles) are allowed to participate in the Team Relay competition.

    The participants of the Team Relay have to be registered for the FIL competition in their individual discipline.

     

    Seeded Group

    Seeded groups start in all individual disciplines of the FIL competitions.
    Composition of seeded groups at FIL Championships and World Cups - general class:

    •  12 men (1-6, 7-12)
    •  12 women (1-6, 7-12)
    •  12 doubles: Women & Men (1-6, 7-12)

    Seeded groups are composed by names.
    The positions in the seeded groups result from the point rankings of the three previous World Cup races.

     

    Start Order

    Start order FIL World Championships (general class): 

    • The start order of the seeded group is drawn in public.
    • There is a preliminary run for the start order of unseeded athletes.
    • After the 1st competition run, the number of starters in the 2nd run is reduced. 
    • The eliminated athletes are ranked according to their plasement in the 1st run.

     

    In all disciplines at all FIL competitions, the start order in the 1st race run is as follows:

    • Men: 10th-placed according to placement preliminary run, seeded group according to draw 12 - 7, 6 - 1, 11th-placed preliminary run to end
    • Women: 10th-placed according to placement preliminary run, seeded group according to draw 12 - 7, 6 - 1, 11th-placed preliminary run to end
    • Doubles Women & Men: 3rd-place by placing preliminary run, seeded group according to draw 12 - 7, 6 - 1, 4th-place preliminary run to end.

     

    Start order for the 2nd race run:

    • Men: 20-1 according to placing in the 1st race run
    • Women: 20-1 according to placing in the 1st race run
    • Doubles: 18-1 according to placing in the 1st race run


    Participation in World Cup competitions:
    30 men (12 seeded, 18 qualified through the Nations Cup)
    30 women (12 seeded, 18 qualified through the Nations Cup)
    24 doubles women & men (12 seeded, 12 qualified through the Nations Cup)

     

    Participation in the Sprint World Cup competition:
    The participants for the Sprint World Cup qualify through the current World Cup competition:

    • Men: places 1-15
    • Women: places 1- 15
    • Doubles Women & Men: places 1- 15

     

    Nations Cup (qualification)
    Athletes that are not seeded have to qualify for the World Cup in the Nations Cup. Athletes from the seeded group do not participate in the Nations Cup/Qualification.
    The start order for the Nations Cup arises from the current list of seeded groups, best to last. Afterwards, athletes who do not come from the seeded list will start. These athletes will be drawn.
    The fastest 18 men, 18 women and 12 doubles women & men qualify for the participation in the World Cup.

    Start order at the World Cup:
    The qualified athletes start first, last place to first place from the Nations Cup/qualification. The start order of the seeded group is determined by draw. 


    1st Race Run:

    • Last place to first place from the qualification
    • Seeded group based on draw


    2nd Race Run:

    • According to the results of the first race run, last place to best place

     

    Ranking

    FIL-Competitions (World Cup, Team Relay World Cup, Sprint World Cup, Junior / Youth A Word Cup)

    For the results achieved in a FIL-Competition, the following points per competition are awarded:

    1st Place:      100 Punkte                         22nd Place:     19 Punkte

    2nd Place:     85 Punkte                           23rd Place:      18 Punkte

    3rd Place:      70 Punkte                           24th Place:      17 Punkte

    4th Place:      60 Punkte                           25th Place:      16 Punkte

    5th Place:      55 Punkte                           26th Place:      15 Punkte

    6th Place:      50 Punkte                           27th Place:      14 Punkte

    7th Place:      46 Punkte                           28th Place:      13 Punkte

    8th Place:      42 Punkte                           29th Place:      12 Punkte

    9th Place:      39 Punkte                           30th Place:      11 Punkte

    10th Place:    36 Punkte                           31st Place:      10 Punkte

    11th Place:    34 Punkte                           32nd Place:     9 Punkte

    12th Place:    32 Punkte                           33rd Place:      8 Punkte

    13th Place:    30 Punkte                           34th Place:      7 Punkte

    14th Place:    28 Punkte                           35th Place:      6 Punkte

    15th Place:    26 Punkte                           36th Place:      5 Punkte

    16th Place:    25 Punkte                           37th Place:      4 Punkte

    17th Place:    24 Punkte                           38th Place:      3 Punkte

    18th Place:    23 Punkte                           39th Place:      2 Punkte

    19th Place:    22 Punkte                           40th Place:      1 Punkte

    20th Place:    21 Punkte                           41st Place:      1 Punkte

    21th Place:    20 Punkte                           All others:        with 1 point each

     

    Sled

    The basic components of a sled are:

    •  2 runners
    •  2 steels
    •  Sling seat or pod seat
    •  2 bridges


    The weight including attached accessories is:

    •  21-25 kg for a single sled (calculation of weight 23 kg)
    •  25-30 kg for a double sled men (calculation of weight 27 kg)
    •  25-31 kg for a double sled women, junior and youth A (calculation of weight 30 kg)
    •  Max. 16 kg for a youth B sled
    •  Max. 14 kg for a youth sled
    • Max. 24 kg for a youth doubles sled

    Missing or increased weight (+/- 2 kg) can be compensated through additional weight and weight of race clothing. This rule does not apply to youth sleds.

     

    Supplemental Weights

    Additional weights may be carried in singles' and doubles' competitions in general class and in junior and Youth A class. 

    Thereby a bigger equal opportunity between low weight and high weight athletes should be achieved

    The additional weight may not exceed

    • Women, Junior Women, Youth A Men:                         10 kg
    • Men, Junior Men 1:                                                         13 kg
    • Youth A Women:                                                               8 kg
    • Doubles men (Gen. class/juniors/youth A):                 10 kg
    • Doubles women (Gen. class/juniors):                          10 kg
    • Doubles women (Youth A):                                              8 kg

     

    Inspections

    Inspections at the start

    • Temperature of the steels
    • Weight of the sled
    • Overall weight of the athlete


    Inspections at the finish (allotted athletes)

    • race clothes and additional weight
    • weight and construction of the sled

     

    Artificial Tracks

    Artificial tracks are luge tracks which have been specially constructed for the sport of luge.
    A difference is made between artificial luge tracks with or without refrigeration system.

    Track construction

    As a general rule the maximum length between start and finish line for men’s singles must not exceed 1350 m.

    Minimum competition length Men: 1000 m

    Minimum competition length Women / Doubles / Juniors: 800 m

    Artificial tracks are commissioned by the FIL Track Construction and Technical Commission.

     

    More Interesting Facts

    • Competitions may be held in extreme weather conditions with a temperature as low as - 25°C
    • The time is measured with an accuracy of 1000th of a second
    • In case of snowfall the track is swept after a certain number of athletes
    • The athlete has to pass the finish line in contact with his/her sled
    • In order to participate in a competition the athletes require a valid FIL License  (medical check-up, valid insurance)  and the technical requirements for handling the track
    • The athlete must wear the FIL safety helmet
    • Competition program of Team Relay
      • All three sleds of one team start one after the other from one start height in the order of women/men/double.
      • The first sled (women) starts within a time slot of 30 seconds and the timekeeping starts with the passing of a light barrier.
      • At the finish, the athlete must hit the touch pad, which opens the start gate for the second sled (men-single), all of this without the time stopping.
      • The third sled (double) can start when the second athlete has hit the finish touch pad and the start gate opens again.
      • As soon as the double reaches the touch pad, the time stops and the overall time for the relay team is determined.
      • If an athlete does not reach the finish touch pad with his/her hand his/her team is disqualified.
    • Competition program of the Sprint World Cup
      • The Sprint World Cup is held as the last competition in a World Cup in one competition run.
      • Start order: according to the ranking/qualification in the World Cup competition in reverse order (places 15 - 1).
      • Start height: discipline start height (without start gate).
      • Measured area of track: shortened measured track (flying start). The timing starts approx. 100 to 150 m after the start platform. The finish light barrier stays the same.
      • The Sprint World Cup points achieved flow continuously into the overall World Cup point total.
      • The Sprint World Cup points do not count in calculating the seeded groups.

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