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2023 FIL World Luge Championships – Men's Sprint
The men's sprint competition at the 2023 FIL World Luge Championships The 2023 FIL World Luge Championships was the 51st edition and held from 27 to 29 January 2023 at the Oberhof bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Oberhof, Germany. Schedule Nine events were held. ''All times are local (UTC+1).'' Medal summ ... was held on 27 January 2023. Results The qualification was held at 11:40 and the final at 15:11. References Men's sprint {{DEFAULTSORT:2023 FIL World Luge Championships - Men's sprint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberhof Bobsleigh, Luge, And Skeleton Track
The Oberhof bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track is a venue used for bobsled, luge and skeleton located in Oberhof, Germany. History Oberhof had been the home of sledding activities since 1905, mostly bobsleigh. In 1931, the facility hosted the first ever FIBT World Championships in the two-man bobsleigh event won by the two-man German team of Hanns Killian and Sebastian Huber. After World War II, Oberhof was partitioned into East Germany. Following the successes of the East Germans at the FIL World Luge Championships during the 1960s with Thomas Köhler (men's singles world champion in 1962 and 1967, men's doubles world champion in 1965 and 1967), Ilse Geisler (women's singles world champion in 1962 and 1963), Ortrun Enderlein (women's singles world champion in 1965 and 1967), Petra Tierlich (women's singles world champion in 1969, Wolfgang Scheidel (men's doubles world champion in 1965), and Klaus Bonsack (men's doubles world champion in 1967), the East German government decided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tucker West
Tucker West (born June 15, 1995) is an American luger who, at the age of 18, was the youngest male ever to qualify to represent the United States in the men's luge at the Olympics. West placed 22nd in the men's single competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Career West attended National Sports Academy High in Lake Placid, New York. Before going away to school he was a resident of Ridgefield, Connecticut. When West was a boy, his father designed and built a wood luge track in the backyard of their Ridgefield home. West attends Union College in Schenectady, New York. Before making the ten-member Sochi squad, West was the co-champion of the 2012 U.S luge singles title with Chris Mazdzer, a U.S junior silver medalist, and a silver medalist at the 2011 World Cup in Austria. On December 5, 2014, West won the 2014–15 Luge World Cup men's singles race in Lake Placid. This win made him the first American to be victorious in a men's singles world cup event sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Dukach
Anton Olehovych Dukach ( uk, Антон Олегович Дукач, born 30 July 1995) is a Ukrainian luger. Career At the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, Anton Dukach finished 4th in boys' singles having lost 0.022 sec to German athlete who was third. He was 7th in team relay (together with Stetskiv, Buryy, and Lehedza). He was also the flagbearer of Ukraine at the Games. Dukach's first World Cup season was the 2012-13 season. As of February 2022, Dukach's best Luge World Cup finish was 15th in the 2019-20 season in Sigulda, Latvia, both in singles and sprint races. Dukach participated at several World Championships, with his best personal result being 20th in 2021. On 27 December 2017 Dukach qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentin Creţu (luger)
Valentin is a male given name meaning "strong, healthy, power, rule, terco". It comes from the Latin name ''Valentinus'', as in Saint Valentin. Commonly found in Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, Scandinavia, Latin America etc. Valentin is also used as a surname in Spanish and German speaking-countries. Given name First name * Valentin Abel (born 1991), German politician * Valentin Alexandru (born 1991), Romanian footballer * Valentin Blass (born 1995), German basketball player * Valentin Bondarenko (1937–1961), Soviet fighter pilot * Valentin de Boulogne (before 1591 – 1632), French painter * Valentin Brunel (born 1996), French DJ known as Kungs * Valentin "Val" Brunn (born 1994), German electronic music producer and DJ known as Virtual Riot * Valentin Bosioc (born 1983), Romanian bodybuilder * Valentín Castellanos (born 1998), Argentine footballer * Valentin Ceaușescu (born 1948), Romanian physicist * Valentin Chmerkovskiy (born 1986), Ukrainia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jozef Hušla
Jozef or Józef is a Dutch, Breton, Polish and Slovak version of masculine given name Joseph. A selection of people with that name follows. For a comprehensive list see and .. * Józef Beck (1894–1944), Polish foreign minister in the 1930s * Józef Bem (1794–1850), Polish general, Ottoman pasha and a national hero of Poland and Hungary * Józef Bilczewski (1860–1923), Polish Catholic archbishop and saint * Józef Brandt (1841–1915), Polish painter * Jozef M.L.T. Cals (1914–1971), Dutch Prime Minister * Józef Marian Chełmoński (1849–1914), Polish painter * Jozef Chovanec (born 1960), Slovak footballer * Jozef De Kesel (born 1947), Belgian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church * Jozef De Veuster (1840–1889), Belgian missionary better known as Father Damien * Józef Elsner (1769–1854), Silesian composer, music teacher, and music theoretician * Jozef Gabčík (1912–1942), Slovak soldier in the Czechoslovak army involved in Operation Anthropoid * Joze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mateusz Sochowicz
Mateusz Sochowicz (born 28 February 1996) is a Polish luger. He competed in the men's singles event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Career Sochowicz made his Olympic debut at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. In early November 2021, he sustained injuries while training near Beijing in preparation for the 2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beij .... Having been given the green light, he began his training run but encountered a closed gate and found that jumping over it, as he initially hoped, would not be possible. However, he was able to somewhat reduce the impact of the crash, resulting in a fractured left kneecap and his right leg being cut to the bone. After the incident, the International Luge Federation added more safety measur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andriy Mandziy
Andriy Vasylyovych Mandziy ( uk, Андрій Васильович Мандзій; born 19 February 1988) is a Ukrainian luger. He competed at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. Career Mandziy's first World Cup season was the 2008–09 season. He finished in his first World Cup race 46th in Igls, Austria. As of February 2022, Madziy's best personal World Cup finish was 14th during the 2020–21 season in the men's singles event held in Winterberg, Germany. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, he was 31st in the men's singles event. On December 27, 2017, Mandziy qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte .... At the Olympics, he was 40th in the singles' race due to losing control over his luge during the first race. In 2022, Andriy Mandzi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaspars Rinks
Kaspars is a Latvian masculine given name. It is a cognate to the German name Kaspar and English name Casper and may refer to: *Kaspars Astašenko (born 1975), Latvian ice hockey player * Kaspars Bērziņš (born 1985), Latvian basketball player * Kaspars Cipruss (born 1982), Latvian basketball player *Kaspars Daugaviņš (born 1988), Latvian ice hockey player *Kaspars Dubra (born 1990), Latvian football defender *Kaspars Dumpis (born 1982), Latvian luger and Olympic competitor *Kaspars Dumbris (born 1985), Latvian biathlete *Kaspars Gerhards (1969), Latvian politician *Kaspars Gorkšs (born 1981), Latvian footballer *Kaspars Ikstens (born 1988), Latvian footballer * Kaspars Kambala (born 1978), Latvian basketball player *Kaspars Liepiņš (born 1984), Latvian sidecarcross rider *Kaspars Ozers (born 1968), Latvian cyclist *Kaspars Petrovs (born 1978), Latvian convicted serial killer *Kaspars Saulietis (born 1987), Latvian ice hockey player * Kaspars Stupelis (born 1982), La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jozef Ninis
Jozef Ninis (born 28 June 1981 in Čadca) is a Slovakian luger who has competed since 1996. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 22nd in the men's singles event at Turin in 2006. Ninis's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 13th in the men's singles event at Oberhof in 2008. Now it is 12th place in the men's singles event in 2020 FIL World Luge Championships The 2020 FIL World Luge Championships were held from 14 to 16 February 2020 in Sochi, Russia. Schedule Seven events were held. ''All times are local (UTC+3).'' Medal summary Medal table Medalists References External links * {{DEFA ... References 2006 luge men's singles resultsFIL-Luge profile* External links * 1981 births Living people Lugers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic lugers for Slovakia People from Č ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Gustafson
Jonathan "Jonny" Gustafson (born March 5, 1997) is an American luger who competes internationally. He represented his country in the men's singles event at the 2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beij ... where placed 19th.https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/luge/athlete-profile-n1044539-jonathan-gustafson.htm Beijing References External links * * * * 1997 births Living people American male lugers Olympic lugers for the United States Lugers at the 2022 Winter Olympics People from Lake Placid, New York 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svante Kohala
Svante Kohala (born 9 February 1998) is a Swedish luger who competes internationally. He represented his country at the 2022 Winter Olympics.https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/luge/athlete-profile-n1042375-svante-kohala.htm Beijing His father, Hans, competed at the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro .... References External links * * * 1998 births Living people Swedish male lugers Olympic lugers for Sweden Lugers at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Lugers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Stockholm {{Sweden-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
