Berchtesgaden (FIL) The current World Champions Tatjana Hüfner, Felix Loch and André Florschütz/Torsten Wustlich will lead the elite squad of the German Bobsleigh and Sled Sport Federation for Germany (BSD) for the upcoming winter. Altogether, 13 luge athletes were admitted to the highest support... [more]

FIL. During the past few months, officials and Executive Board members of the International Luge Federation (FIL) have been the target of serious offences spread by Helmut G. from South Tyrol/Italy in several e-mails sent throughout the world regarding "natural track luge and Olympics". The FIL... [more]

Paramonovo. Probably the world’s most cost-saving artificially refrigerated track has passed its first crucial test with flying colors. According to information from the Russian luge federation the artificially refrigerated track in Paramonovo was constructed with an expenditure of only 45 million... [more]

Berchtesgaden (FIL) The luge and bobsleigh track in Altenberg (GER) and the future Olympic track for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, which is located in Whistler, Canada, are both bidding to host the 2012 Luge World Championships. Both applications were submitted to the International... [more]

Calgary (FIL) On June 27/28, 2008, Calgary and Canada will host a Congress of the International Luge Federation (FIL) for the first time. In view of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada, the FIL awarded the annual meeting of delegates from the national member federations to Calgary,... [more]

St. Leonhard (FIL) At the meetings of the Expert Commissions held in St. Leonhard near Salzburg, the course was set for the 56th Congress of the International Luge Federation (FIL), which will take place in June 2008 in Calgary, Canada. On June 27/28, the motions relating to sport that have... [more]

Berchtesgaden (FIL) On Saturday (April 12) and Sunday (April 13), the Expert Commissions of the International Luge Federation (FIL) will meet in St. Leonhard near Salzburg. The meetings of the Expert Commissions in both artificial and natural track luge will focus on the preparation for the 56th... [more]

Calgary (FIL) The 56th Congress of the International Luge Federation (FIL) will focus on rule changes and the election of the chairperson of the Sport Commission. On June 27/28, 2008 the delegates of the national member federations will assemble in Calgary, Canada. Furthermore, the traditional... [more]

Sapporo (FIL) A luge training camp was held at the primary school of Sapporo, Japan, already for the sixth time. During the course, former Olympians including Koji Kuriyama, Yuko Ohtaka Takashi Takagi and Kazuhiko Takamatsu, all of whom are former students of this school, teach students fundamental... [more]

Lausanne (pps) Four cities apply to host the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games. Just before the expiration of the nomination deadline on March 6, Harbin (China), Innsbruck (Austria), Kuopio (Finland) and Lillehammer (Norway) manifested their interest to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in... [more]

Paramonovo (pps) The first artificially refrigerated luge and bobsleigh track in Russia was officially opened in Paramonovo, 80 kilometers outside Moscow, on Monday, March 10, 2008. Guests at the dedication ceremony included Dmitri Medvedev, who will become Russia’s new president and successor to... [more]

Whistler (pps) The homologation process for The Whistler Sliding Centre concluded over the weekend, achieving another milestone in the timeline to ensure the venue for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton competitions is complete for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The four days of testing and... [more]

Lake Placid (pps) Erin Hamlin, Bengt Walden and Christian Niccum/Dan Joye are the winners of the US national championships recently held in Lake Placid, USA, as the season’s last event. Erin Hamlin, who finished seventh in the 2007/2008 Viessmann World Cup rankings, captured the event’s gold medal... [more]

Lausanne (pps) Bids to host the 1st Youth Olympic Winter Games in 2012 must be submitted to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by March 6. The host city will be elected in November 2008. Singapore was recently chosen as the venue of the 1st Youth Olympic Summer Games.

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Sapporo (pps) Five luge athletes from China participated in a training course, which was recently conducted by Koji Kuriyama on behalf of the International Luge Federation (FIL). The athletes were aged between 14 and 22 and came from the province of Heilongjiang located in the north of China. In... [more]