FIL World Luge Championships 2007
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The Olympic Sliding Centre Innsburck is a venue for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton located in Igls, Austria . The most recent version of the track was completed in 1975 and is the first permanent, combination artificially refrigerated bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track, serving as a model for other...
in Igls, Austria
Austria
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for the fourth time after having hosted the event in 1977
FIL World Luge Championships 1977
-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
, 1987
FIL World Luge Championships 1987
The FIL World Luge Championships 1987 took place in Igls, Austria for the second time, having done so previously in 1977.-Men's singles:Prock wins Austria's first medal at the world championships since 1978.-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:...
, and 1997
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.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Mixed team:-Medal table:-References:****...
.
Men's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1:38.052 | |
| Silver | +0.007 | |
| Bronze | +0.111 |
Women's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1:19.808 | |
| Silver | +0.140 | |
| Bronze | +0.172 |
Hüfner followed her Winter Olympic bronze medal at Turin
Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics
The Luge competition at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games was held at Cesana Pariol in Cesana, Italy. Three events were staged, taking place from February 11 to February 15. These were the first games where a qualifying system was used to determine the enterants into the games.-Medal...
with a gold at this championship event.
Men's doubles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Patric Leitner Patric Leitner Patric-Fritz Leitner is a German luger who competed from 1998 to 2010. Together with Alexander Resch he won the men's doubles event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. They also competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing sixth... , Alexander Resch Alexander Resch Alexander Resch is a German luger who competed from 1998 to 2010. Together with Patric Leitner, he won the men's doubles event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. They also competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing sixth... ) |
1:19.285 |
| Silver | (Tobias Schiegl Tobias Schiegl Tobias Schiegl is an Austrian luger who competed from 1993 to 2010. He won fourteen medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with five golds , five silvers , and four bronzes Tobias Schiegl (born October 5, 1973 in Kufstein) is an Austrian luger who competed from 1993 to 2010. He won fourteen... , Markus Schiegl Markus Schiegl Markus Schiegl is an Austrian luger who has competed from 1987 to 2010. He won fourteen medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with five golds , five silvers , and four bronzes Markus Schiegl (born 07.06.1975 in Kufstein) is an Austrian luger who has competed from 1987 to 2010. He won fourteen... ) |
+0.116 |
| Bronze | (Mark Grimmette Mark Grimmette (luge) Mark Grimmette is an American luger who competed from 1990 to 2010. Competing in five Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a silver in 2002 and a bronze in 1998.... , Brian Martin Brian Martin (luger) Brian Martin is an American luger who competed from 1990 to 2010. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a silver in 2002 and a bronze in 1998.... ) |
+0.215 |
Grimette and Martin of the United States
United States
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won their third straight bronze medal in this event at the World Championships while Leitner and Resch won their sixth overall medal in this event in the championships, including their fourth gold. Scheigl and Schiegl also won their sixth overall medal in this event.
Mixed team
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (David Möller David Möller David Möller is a German luger who has competed since 2001. He won six medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with four golds , one silver , and one bronze Möller also won four medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with one gold , one silver... , Silke Kraushaar-Pielach, Patric Leitner Patric Leitner Patric-Fritz Leitner is a German luger who competed from 1998 to 2010. Together with Alexander Resch he won the men's doubles event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. They also competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing sixth... , Alexander Resch Alexander Resch Alexander Resch is a German luger who competed from 1998 to 2010. Together with Patric Leitner, he won the men's doubles event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. They also competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing sixth... ) |
2:09.159 |
| Silver | (Armin Zöggeler Armin Zöggeler Armin Zöggeler is a luger and double Olympic champion who is an Italian national. He is one of the most successful men in the sport, nicknamed Il Cannibale , for his notable series of victories, or The Iceblood Champion, for his always cold, rational approach to the races.Zöggeler was born in... , Sandra Gasparini Sandra Gasparini Sandra Gasparini is an Italian luger who has competed since 2006. She won the silver medal in the mixed team event at the 2007 FIL World Luge Championships in Igls, Austria.... , Christian Oberstolz Christian Oberstolz Christian Oberstolz is an Italian luger who has competed since 1997. He won four medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two silvers and two bronzes .At the FIL European Luge Championships, Oberstolz won five medals with one gold , three... , Patrick Gruber Patrick Gruber Patrick Gruber is an Italian luger who has competed since 1997. He won four medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two silvers and two bronzes .At the FIL European Luge Championships, Gruber won five medals with one gold Patrick Gruber (born January 31, 1978 in Bruneck) is an Italian... ) |
+0.682 |
| Bronze | (Daniel Pfister Daniel Pfister Daniel Pfister is an Austrian luger who has competed since 2003. He won three medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver Daniel Pfister (born December 7, 1986 in Schwaz) is an Austrian luger who has competed since 2003. He won three medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with a... , Nina Reithmeyer, Peter Penz Peter Penz Peter Penz is an Austrian luger who has competed since 2003. He won two medals in the mixed team event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver in 2009 and a bronze in 2007... , Georg Fischler Georg Fischler Georg Fischler is an Austrian luger who has competed since 2003. He won two medals in the mixed team event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver in 2009 and a bronze in FIL World Luge Championships 2007|2007]]... ) |
+0.823 |
Medal table
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |