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2014–15 Luge World Cup
The 2014–15 Luge World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for luge organised by the International Luge Federation, FIL. The season started on 29 November 2014 in Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck, Igls, Austria and ended on 28 February 2015 in Sliding Center Sanki, Sochi, Russia. Calendar Below is the schedule for the 2014/15 season. Results Men's singles Doubles Women's singles Team relay Standings Men's singles , - class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#f7f8ff; text-align:center; border:gray solid 1px;" , - style="background:#ccc;" ! style="width:10px;", Pos. ! style="width:215px;", Luger ! style="width:45px;", Points , - , 1. , , align="left", , , 975 , - , 2. , , align="left", , , 645 , - , 3. , , align="left", , , 605 , - , 4. , , align="left", , , 556 , - , 5. , , align="left", , , 547 , - , 6. , , align="left", , , 445 , - , 7. , , align="left", , , 431 , - , 8. , , align="left", , , 423 , - , 9. , ... [...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, including twelve golds (Men's singles: FIL World Luge Championships 2008, 2008, FIL World Luge Championships 2009, 2009, FIL World Luge Championships 2012, 2012, FIL World Luge Championships 2013, 2013, 2015 FIL World Luge Championships, 2015, 2016 FIL World Luge Championships, 2016; Men's sprint 2016 FIL World Luge Championships, 2016: Mixed team event: 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016) and two silvers (Men's singles: FIL World Luge Championships 2011, 2011, 2015 FIL World Luge Championships, 2015). Loch's men's singles win in 2008 made him the youngest FIL World Luge Championships, 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 FIL European Luge C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh And Luge Track
Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municipality include Fåberg, Hunderfossen, Jørstadmoen, Vingnes, and Vingrom. The municipality is the 211th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Lillehammer is the 39th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 28,560. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 6.4% over the previous 10-year period. The town of Lillehammer is the largest urban centre in the municipality. It lies in the central part of the municipality and it is surrounded by more rural areas. The town centre is a late nineteenth-century concentration of wooden houses, which enjoys a picturesque location overlooking the northern part of lake Mjøsa and the river Lågen, surrounded by mountains. Lille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Peretjagin
Aleksander Peretyagin (Александр Перетягин; born 2 February 1992 in Bratsk) is a Russian luger, lives in Chusovoy. He competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (), were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Opening ro ... References External links * * * 1992 births Living people Russian male lugers Olympic lugers for Russia Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Lugers from Chusovoy 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-wintersport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inārs Kivlenieks
Inārs Kivlenieks (born 4 July 1986 in Riga) is a Latvian luger who has competed since 2005. His best Luge World Cup season finish was 20th in men's doubles in 2006–07. Kivlenieks' best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 28th in men's singles at Oberhof in 2008. His best finish at the FIL European Luge Championships was 13th in men's singles at Cesana Pariol in 2008. Kivilenieks competed for Latvia at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where he finished 18th in the men's singles event. In the same event in 2014 he placed 16th and in 2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ... he placed 20th. References External links * * * * 1986 births Living people Latvian male lugers 21st-century Latvian sportsmen Olympic lugers for Latvia Lugers at the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Ludwig
Johannes Ludwig (born 14 February 1986) is an Olympic gold medal-winning German luger who has competed since 1996. He won a bronze medal in the Team relay event at the FIL European Luge Championships 2010 in Sigulda. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Ludwig won the bronze medal in the Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's singles, men's singles luge and the gold in the team relay luge, along with his teammates Natalie Geisenberger, Tobias Wendl, and Tobias Arlt. Then at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, he won the gold medal in the Luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's singles, Men's singles race. Career Ludwig's finished 11th in the men's singles event at the FIL World Luge Championships 2007, 2007 FIL World Luge Championships in Igls, Austria. His best List of Luge World Cup champions, Luge World Cup overall finish was 11th twice (2006-07 Luge World Cup, 2006-7, 2007-08 Luge World Cup, 2007-8). Ludwig failed to qualify for the 2010 Win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semen Pavlichenko
Semen Aleksandrovich Pavlichenko (; born 11 May 1991) is a Russian luger. He competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko .... World Cup podiums Season titles * 1 titles – (1 singles) Personal life At the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in late February and early march 2022, Pavlichenko participated in spreading lies and Russian propaganda on social media to justify the illegal war. References External links * 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Bratsk Russian male lugers Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic lugers for Russia 21st-century Russian sportsmen Long stubs with short prose {{Russi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stepan Fedorov
Stepan Valeryevich Fedorov (; born 8 May 1987) is a Russian luger who has competed since 1999. He finished twelfth in the men's singles event at a World Cup event in Calgary on 21 November 2009. Career Fedorov's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 26th in the men's singles event at Oberhof in 2008. He also finished 22nd in the same event at the FIL European Luge Championships 2008 in Cesana. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Vancouver 2010 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with ... where he finished 19th in the men's singles event. At the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, Fedorov supported Russia on social media.https://www.instagram.com/stories/direct/2782383560830922272_3223237906/ World Cup Podiums References * External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Mazdzer
Christopher Mazdzer (; born June 26, 1988) is an American retired luger. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's single luge, becoming the first non-European medalist in that event. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, finishing 13th on both occasions. Mazdzer announced his retirement from luge on December 4, 2023 on Instagram. Career Luge On December 4, 2015, Mazdzer won the 2015–16 Luge World Cup Men's singles event at Lake Placid in the first-ever one-two finish for the United States in a men's singles luge World Cup event, with the 2014–15 winner and track record holder, Tucker West, coming in second. Until his 2015 win, Mazdzer's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was sixth in the singles at Whistler, British Columbia, in 2013. His best World Cup season finish was 13th in 2012–13. In December 2014, he won the men's singles event in the luge sprint in the second ever to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Edney
Samuel "Sam" Edney (born June 29, 1984) is a retired Canadian luger who has competed since 2000. Competing in four Winter Olympics. Career Early start and Olympic debut Edney got into the sport at the age of 14 and began competing at the 2000 Canadian Junior Championship in Calgary. In 2004, Edney would return to Calgary to win second place in doubles at the Junior World Cup Champs. In 2006, he made his Olympic debut in Turin, finishing nineteenth overall. At the Vancouver Winter Olympics, Edney placed seventh. In 2012, Edney was part of the Canadian team that won Bronze at the World Championships. A year later, he would have his best placement, earning Silver at the 2013 World Championships. 2014 Sochi Olympics In 2014, Edney was part of the team that placed fourth in the team relay at the Sochi Winter Olympics. In late 2017, the Russian team that placed second was stripped of their medals due to a doping scandal. This temporarily promoted the Canadian team's fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Kindl
Wolfgang Kindl (born 18 April 1988) is an Austrian world champion luger who has competed since 2007. Competitive career At the FIL European Luge Championships 2010 in Sigulda, he won silver medals in the men's singles and mixed team events. At the 5 December 2014 men's singles event in Lake Placid, New York, Kindl placed second, behind American Tucker West, with Dominik Fischnaller of Italy coming in third. Kindl finished the 2014-15 Luge World Cup third overall in the men's singles discipline. During the following 2015-16 Luge World Cup season, Kinda finished 2nd in the men's singles category. behind Felix Loch of Germany. In the 2016–17 Luge World Cup campaign Kindl finished third behind respectively, the repeating world champion, Felix Loch, and Roman Repilov of Russia. The next year was Kindl's best Luge World Cup season finish so far as he finished as the champion in men's spring singles event for the 2017–18 and also placed second in the men's singles event standi ... [...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 since W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Fischnaller
Kevin Fischnaller (born 2 December 1993 in Brixen, Italy) is an Italian luge athlete who has competed in the Luge World Cup for Italy since 2011. During the 2014-15 Luge World Cup he won a bronze at Iglis in the men's spirit event. On 25 November 2017, during the 2017-18 Luge World Cup season, Fischnaller won his first world cup race, taking the gold at Winterberg. He placed ninth in the 2017 FIL World Luge Championships – Men's sprint event. Fischnaller competed for Italy in the Men's singles luge event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. He came seventh, while his cousin Dominik came fourth. Personal life Kevin is the cousin of the Italian lugers Dominik Fischnaller Dominik Fischnaller (born 20 February 1993) is an Italian luger who has competed since 2002. He has won silver and two bronze medals at Junior World Championships. Fischnaller won the Junior Luge World Cup for the 2010–11 season. His best Luge ... and Hans Peter Fischnaller. References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
