Riccardo Martin Schöpf (born 27 June 2001) is an Austrian

luge A luge () is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds Supine position, supine (face-up) and feet-first. A luger begins seated, propelling themselves initially from handles on either side of the start ramp, then steers by using the Ca ...

Career

Schöpf competed at the

2019 Junior World Luge Championships The 34th Junior World Luge Championships took place under the auspices of the International Luge Federation at Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria from 1 to 2 February 2019. Schedule Four events will be held. Medalists Medal t ...

and won a gold medal in the team relay. He then competed at the

2020 FIL Junior European Luge Championships The 2020 FIL Junior European Luge Championships took place under the auspices of the International Luge Federation at the Winterberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track, Winterberg, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germa ...

and won a silver medal in the team relay. During the first race of the

2022–23 Luge World Cup The 2022–23 Luge World Cup was a multi race tournament over a season for Luge, organised by the FIL. The season started on 4 December 2022 in Innsbruck, Austria, and concluded on 26 February 2023 in Winterberg Winterberg (; Westphalian: ' ...

on 3 December 2022, Schöpf and his doubles teammate

Juri Gatt Juri Gatt (born 9 August 2001) is an Austrian luger. Career Gatt represented Austria at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics and placed seventh in the doubles event, and ninth in the team relay. He competed at the 2019 Junior World Luge Champion ...

won their first

Luge World Cup The Luge World Cup season is a yearly competition first organized by the International Luge Federation since 1977–78. The World Cup is the highest level season-long competition in the sport. Men's singles ;Medals: ;World Cup Stages medals ( ...

race. He competed at the 2024 FIL World Luge Championships and won a god medal in the doubles event with a time of 1:22.924. He also won a bronze medal in the

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event with a time of 27.973. In January 2025, he competed at the

2025 FIL European Luge Championships The 2025 FIL European Luge Championships were held from 18 to 19 January 2025 in Winterberg, Germany. Schedule Five events were held. ''All times are local (UTC+1).'' Medal summary Medal table Medalists References {{European championsh ...

, and won a gold medal in the team relay, and a silver medal in the doubles event.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schöpf, Riccardo 2001 births Living people Austrian male lugers 21st-century Austrian sportsmen