International Luge Federation

Winter Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

US-based footwear brand Skechers has expanded its presence in winter sports by agreeing new sponsorships with the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) and the German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB)
Luge
Events

The International Luge Federation (FIL) has continued its tradition of staging its World Championships every 10 years in Innsbruck-Igls, by awarding the 2027 event to the Austrian venue
Luge
Sponsorship & Marketing

German workwear, utility-wear and protective equipment manufacturer Engelbert Strauss has expanded its sponsorship portfolio into luge by agreeing to become a main sponsor at the International Luge Federation’s (…
Luge
Events

The International Luge Federation (FIL) has cancelled the opening round of the 2022-23 Luge World Cup season, citing football’s 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar.
Luge
Events

The International Luge Federation (FIL) has awarded its 2025 World Championships to Whistler, Canada, while it has been forced to reverse a Congress decision to assign the 2023 World Championships on …
Luge
Events

The International Luge Federation (FIL) has announced that upcoming World Cup races in the US and Canada will now be held as a double-header event in the Russian city of Sochi due to ongoing Covid-19 travel…
Luge
Events

The International Luge Federation's (FIL) World Cup event in Königssee, Germany will now be held in Winterberg after heavy storms caused damage to the latter's venue.
Luge
Industry Moves

International Luge Federation (FIL) secretary general Einars Fogelis has been elected as the sport’s governing body’s new president at the 68th FIL Congress held today (Friday).
Luge
Events

The International Luge Federation (FIL) has announced its upcoming Luge World Cup series will take place behind closed doors and “almost exclusively in Europe” due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Bobsleigh/skeleton
Events

The International Luge Federation (FIL) has reassigned hosting rights for its 2021 World Championships from Whistler in Canada to Berchtesgaden/Königsee in Germany.
Luge
Events

The German town of Altenberg has expressed an interest in hosting the International Luge Federation’s (FIL) World Championships in either 2024 or 2025.
Luge
Industry Moves

Josef Fendt, the long-serving president of the International Luge Federation (FIL), has announced he will stand down in June and has requested current FIL secretary general, Latvian Einars Fogelis, succeeds…
Luge
Events

The International Luge Federation (FIL) has awarded its 2023 World Championships to Oberhof in Germany and approved a plan to relocate the 2021 edition of the showpiece event from Calgary to Whistler in…
Luge
Events

The International Luge Federation (FIL) has announced that Oberhof and Lake Placid will host continental championships during the 2018-19 season.

Luge
Events

The International Luge Federation (FIL) has unveiled the calendar for its 2016-17 World Cup season, with the track being developed for PyeongChang’s staging of the 2018 winter Olympic Games set to host an event for the first time.

Luge
Events

The International Luge Federation (FIL) has awarded the hosting rights for its 2019 World Championships to Winterberg, Germany.

Luge

Josef Fendt has been re-elected as president of the International Luge Federation (FIL) for a fifth term in office.