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David Gleirscher
David Gleirscher (born 23 July 1994) is an Austrian luger. He competed for Austria in the 2015–16 Luge World Cup in the men's singles and finished tenth in the points standings. In men's luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics he became a surprise champion after the favorite, Felix Loch, made a mistake in the last run and dropped out of the medals. Before the Olympic win, Gleirscher did not have a single World Cup podium appearance. Family David Gleirscher's father, Gerhard, was a luger who won three world championship medals, including both gold in the team event and a bronze in the men's single event in 1997. His father also competed in three Winter Olympics, finish seventh in each Olympics (Singles: 1994, 1998; Doubles: 1992). His younger brother Nico Gleirscher Nico Gleirscher (born 17 March 1997) is an Austrian luger. Career He started competing for the Austria national team in the various youth categories, finishing second overall in the Youth World Cup in 2013/14 and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hall In Tirol
Hall in Tyrol is a town in the Innsbruck-Land district of Tyrol, Austria. Located at an altitude of 574 m, about 5 km (3 mi) east of the state's capital Innsbruck in the Inn valley, it has a population of about 13,000 (Jan 2013). History Hall in the County of Tyrol was first mentioned as a ''salina'' (saltern) near Thaur castle in a 1232 deed. The current name dates back to 1256, and similarly to Halle, Hallein, Schwäbisch Hall or Hallstatt is derived from the Celtic word for salt. Since the 13th century, the salt mine at Absam in the Hall Valley north of the town formed the main industry of the town and its surroundings. The first adit was laid out in 1272 at the behest of Count Meinhard II of Tyrol, with the brine channeled by a 10 km (6 mi) long pipeline to the evaporation pond at Hall. The importance of the salt industry, which exported goods as far as Switzerland, the Black Forest, and the Rhine valley, is reflected in Hall's coat of arms, which shows tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 FIL European Luge Championships ...
The 2020 FIL European Luge Championships were held from 18 to 19 January 2020 in Lillehammer, Norway. Schedule Four events were held. Medal summary Medal table Medalists References {{European championships in 2020 FIL European Luge Championships European Championships 2020 in Norwegian sport International sports competitions hosted by Norway Sport in Lillehammer FIL European Luge Championships Luge in Norway Luge A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine (face up) and feet-first. A luger steers by using the calf muscles to flex the sled's runners or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh for s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nico Gleirscher
Nico Gleirscher (born 17 March 1997) is an Austrian luger. Career He started competing for the Austria national team in the various youth categories, finishing second overall in the Youth World Cup in 2013/14 and third in the Junior World Cup in 2014/15. He also won four medals at the , including a silver in singles in Sigulda 2017 and three bronze medals (singles in Lillehammer 2015, team event in Winterberg 2016 and in Sigulda 2017). He also won four medals at the (one silver and three bronze medals). He made his World Cup debut in the 2015/16 season, on 29 November 2015, in Igls, finishing the singles event and in 19th position. He got his first podium on 26 November 2017 in Winterberg in the single sprint, where he finished third, and his first win on 3 January 2021 in Schönau am Königssee, where he won the team race together with Madeleine Egle, Thomas Steu and Lorenz Koller. Overall, as his best result, he placed 17th in 2017/18. He is the son of Gerhard and is the br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luge At The 1992 Winter Olympics
Luge at the 1992 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at La Plagne. The competition took place between 9 and 12 February 1992. Medal summary Medal table Germany led the medal table with four medals, including two gold. Events Participating NOCs Twenty-three nations participated in Luge at the Albertville Games. Australia, Bermuda, Latvia and the Unified Team made their Olympic luge debuts. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References 1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ... 1992 Winter Olympics events 1992 in luge {{1992-winter-Olympic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luge At The 1998 Winter Olympics
Luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Spiral. The competition took place between 8 and 11 February 1998. Medal summary Medal table Germany led the medal table, with five medals, including a sweep of the gold medals. The two medals for the United States, both in the doubles event, were the first won by a country outside of Europe or the Soviet Union. Events Participating NOCs Twenty-four nations participated in Luge at the Nagano Games. India, South Korea, New Zealand and Venezuela made their Olympic luge debuts. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References {{Luge at the Winter Olympics 1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ... 1998 Winter Olympics events 1998 in luge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luge At The 1994 Winter Olympics
Luge at the 1994 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track. The competition took place between 13 and 18 February 1994. Medal summary Medal table Italy led the medal table, with its four medals the most won by that country in luge, as of 2010. Events Participating NOCs Twenty-five nations participated in Luge at the Lillehammer Games. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine made their Olympic luge debuts. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References {{Luge at the Winter Olympics 1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson ... 1994 Winter Olympics events 1994 in luge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held in Chamonix, France. The modern Olympic Games were inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, which were held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece in 1896. The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement, with the Olympic Charter defining its structure and authority. The original five Winter Olympic Sports (consisting of nine disciplines) were bobsleigh, curling, ice hockey, Nordic skiing (consisting of the disciplines military patrol, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, and ski jumping), and skating (consisting of the disciplines figure skating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIL World Luge Championships 1997
The FIL World Luge Championships 1997 took place in Igls, Austria for the third time after previously hosting the event in 1977 and 1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k .... Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Mixed team Medal table ReferencesMen's doubles World Champions {{Luge World Championships [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerhard Gleirscher
Gerhard Gleirscher (born 14 December 1969) is an Austrian luger who competed from 1990 to 2000. He won a complete set of medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with a gold in mixed team (1997), a silver in mixed team (1991) and a bronze in men's singles (1997). Competing in three Winter Olympics, Gleirscher also finished seventh in the men's doubles event in 1992 and in the men's singles event both in 1994 and in 1998. His best overall finish in the Luge World Cup was third in the men's singles in 1997-8. Family Gerhard Gleirscher's son, David, won a gold medal at the men's singles luge event at 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 .... References 1992 luge men's doubles results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Loch
Felix Loch (; born 24 July 1989) is a German luger and Olympic champion. He has been competing since 1995 and on the German national team since 2006. He has won fourteen medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with twelve golds (Men's singles: 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016; Men's sprint 2016: Mixed team event: 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016) and two silvers (Men's singles: 2011, 2015). Loch's men's singles win in 2008 made him the youngest world champion ever at 18 years old. He is the youngest Olympic Gold Medalist in men's luge history. As of 2022, Loch is a triple Olympic gold medalist. Career At the 2008 FIL European Luge Championships in Cesana, Italy, he finished sixth in the men's singles event. Previously he had won the 2006 Junior World Championship held in Altenberg, Germany. Loch is a member of the Club RC Berchtesgaden and currently lives at Schönau am Königssee though he was born in Sonneberg. During International Training Week at the Whistler Slid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luge At The 2018 Winter Olympics - Men's Singles
A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine (face up) and feet-first. A luger steers by using the calf muscles to flex the sled's runners or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh for singles and for doubles. Luge is also the name of an Olympic sport. Lugers can reach speeds of 140 km/h (87 mph). Austrian Manuel Pfister reached a top speed of 154 km/h (96 mph) on a track in Whistler, Canada, prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Lugers compete against a timer in one of the most precisely timed sports in the world—to one thousandth of a second on artificial tracks. The first recorded use of the term "luge" dates to 1905 and derives from the Savoy/Swiss dialect of the French word ''luge'', meaning "small coasting sled". History The very practical use of sleds is ancient and widespread. The first recorded sled races took place in Norway sometime during the 15th century. The sport of luge, like the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
