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2016–17 Luge World Cup
The 2016–17 Luge World Cup was a multi race tournament over a season for luge, organised by the FIL.The season started on 26 November 2016 in Winterberg, Germany and ended on 25 February 2017 in Altenberg, Germany. Calendar Results Men's singles Women's singles Doubles Team relay Standings Men's singles *Final standings after 12 events *(*Champion 2016) Men's singles Sprint *Final standings after 3 events *(*Champion 2016) ''Only 6 lugers competed on all events'' Women's singles *Final standings after 12 events *(*Champion 2016) Women's singles Sprint *Final standings after 3 events ''Only 8 lugers competed on all events'' Doubles *Final standings after 12 events *(*Champion 2016) Doubles Sprint *Final standings after 3 events *(*Champion 2016) ''Only 9 double sleds competed on all events'' Team Relay *Final standings after 6 events *(*Champion 2016) Medal table References {{DEFAULTSORT:Luge World Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Repilov
Roman Alexandrovich Repilov (; born 5 March 1996) is a Russian luger. Competitive career Representing Russia at the 2015–16 Luge World Cup, Repilov placed second in the sprint event in Calgary with a time of 30.279. On 2 December 2016, he came in fifth in the Lake Placid event of the Men's Singles 2016-17 Luge World Cup, but set a new Lake Placid track start record of 6.359 seconds. Later in the same season, he triumphed in the men's singles event at Park City, Utah, came in second twice, in Winterberg, Germany and Sigulda, Latvia and won two men's singles sprint events in Park City and Sigulda. During the 2017–18 Luge World Cup season Repilov triumphed at Lake Placid and in doing so shattered the track record which had just been set first by his teammate Semen Pavlichenko the previous day and again by the American slider Tucker West in the previous heat of the finals, with a time of 50.875 seconds. Repilov was joined on the podium by Pavlichenko, who took the silver ... [...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] |
Kimberley McRae
Kimberley McRae (born May 24, 1992) is a Canadian luger who has competed since 2011 on the Senior FIL World Cup Circuit McRae competed for Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia and at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t .... References External links * Kimberley McRaeat Luge Canada * * * * 1992 births Living people Canadian female lugers Olympic lugers for Canada Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Victoria, British Columbia 21st-century Canadian sportswomen {{Canada-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgit Platzer
Birgit Platzer (born 14 October 1992 in Kirchdorf an der Krems) is an Austrian luger. Platzer competed for Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympics. In the Women's singles she placed 23rd. As of September 2014, her best performance at the FIL World Luge Championships is 16th, in the 2012 Championships, and her best Luge World Cup overall finish is 19th in 2012–13. Platzer also competed for Austria at the 2018 Winter Olympics Austria competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 105 competitors in 12 sports. They won 14 medals in total: five gold, three silver and six bronze; ranking 10th in the medal table. Meda .... References External links * * * * archive 1992 births Living people Austrian female lugers Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic lugers for Austria People from Kirchdorf an der Krems Sportspeople from Upper Austria 21st-century Austrian sportswome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dajana Eitberger
Dajana Eitberger (born 7 January 1991) is a German luger. She currently represents Germany in the women's doubles event in the Luge World Cup. Career During the 2014–15 Luge World Cup season she was victorious in one event which was the final race of the season in Sochi. During that season she came in second twice and third four time and finished second in the overall standing behind her teammate, Natalie Geisenberger. The event in Sochi and doubled as the European championship and as such she is the current European champion. During the 2015–16 Luge World Cup Eitberger was on the winners platform on the podium once (at the season opener in Igls), was second twice and third three times. She once again finished the season sixth in the standings. Eitberger won the silver medal at the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, again behind Natalie Geisenberger. She missed the 2019/20 season due to childbirth, subsequently returned to competition, but finished the 2021–22 Luge World Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatjana Hüfner
Tatjana Hüfner (born 30 April 1983) is a German retired luger who has competed since 2003. Career She won the bronze medal in the women's singles at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and the gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Hüfner won eight gold medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, winning five in the women's singles event (FIL World Luge Championships 2007, 2007, FIL World Luge Championships 2008, 2008, FIL World Luge Championships 2011, 2011, FIL World Luge Championships 2012, 2012, 2017 FIL World Luge Championships, 2017) and three in the mixed team event (2008, 2012, 2017). She also won two silvers in the women's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships (FIL European Luge Championships 2004, 2004, FIL European Luge Championships 2006, 2006). Hüfner won the overall Luge World Cup title in women's singles three times (2007-08 Luge World Cup, 2007–08, 2008-09 Luge World Cup, 2008–09, 2009-10 Luge World Cup, 2009–10). On 2 Februar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
