FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2008
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The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2008 was held 15-17 February in Olang
, Italy
. The Italians won the most medals in this event with five despite not winning any of the three events.
Olang
Olang is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 100 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 60 km northeast of the city of Bolzano.-Geography:...
, Italy
Italy
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. The Italians won the most medals in this event with five despite not winning any of the three events.
Men's singles
February 17, 2008. This event was contested over three runs. Pigneter earned his second medal in this year's championships, following his silver medal in the doubles event the previous day.| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 3:28.16 | |
| Silver | 3:28.34 | |
| Bronze | 3:29.18 |
Women's singles
February 16-17, 2008. This event was contested over three runs.| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 3:31.01 | |
| Silver | 3:32.46 | |
| Bronze | 3:32.65 |
Men's doubles
February 16, 2008. This was contested over two runs. It was Porzhnev and Lazarev's third straight championships in this event.| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Pavel Porzhnev Pavel Porzhnev Pavel Porzhnev is a Russian luger who has competed since 1998. A natural track luger, he won seven medals at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships with a three golds , two silvers , and two bronze .Porzhnev also won three gold medals in the men's... , Ivan Lazarev Ivan Lazarev (luger) Ivan Lazarev is a Russian luger who has competed since 1998. A natural track luger, he won seven medals at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships with a three golds , two silvers , and two bronzes .Lazarev also won three gold medals in the men's... ) |
2:25.39 |
| Silver | (Patrick Pigneter Patrick Pigneter Patrick Pigneter is an Italian luger who has competed since 2007. A natural track luger, he won nine medals at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships with four golds , two silvers , and three bronzes Patrick Pigneter (born July 19, 1987) is an Italian luger who has competed since 2007. A... , Florian Clara Florian Clara Florian Clara is an Italian luger who has competed since 2005. A natural track luger, he won five medals at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships with three golds and two silvers .Clara also won three medals at the FIL European Luge Natural Track... ) |
2:25.81 |
| Bronze | (Aleksandr Yegorov Aleksandr Yegorov (luger) Aleksandr Yegorov is a Russian luger who has competed since 2002. A natural track luger, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 2007 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada.Yegorov also won two bronzes in the men's doubles event at the FIL... , Pyotr Popov Pyotr Popov Pyotr Popov is a Russian luger who has competed since 2002. A natural track luger, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 2007 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada.... ) |
2:27.30 |
Medal table
| 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |