FIL_European_Luge_Championships_2010
The FIL European Luge Championships 2010 took place 19 – 24 January 2010 in Sigulda, Latvia for the second time, hosting the event previously in 1996.[1][2]
The opening ceremonies took place on 22 January 2010 at 19:00 EET.[3] Award ceremonies for all events were held at the end of each day of competition.[3]
24 January 2010 at 09:40 EET (Run 1) and 11:30 EET.[3][4] Demtschenko set the track record in the first run and had the fastest time in the second run to win his third straight medal. Germany's Johannes Ludwig had the fastest start times in both runs, but could only manage fifth. Kindl and Pfister earned their first individual medals while defending champion Armin Zöggeler of Italy did not participate in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[5]
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Albert Demtschenko (RUS) |
1:36.748 |
| Silver |  Wolfgang Kindl (AUT) |
1:36.974 |
| Bronze | Daniel Pfister (AUT) |
1:37.062 |
23 January 2010 at 09:30 EET (Run 1) and 11:15 EET (Run 2).[3][4] The German women's team withdrew prior to the championships in an effort to focus on training for the 2010 Winter Olympics though they participated in the final luge World Cup event of the season at Cesana Pariol the following weekend.[6] Ivanova becomes the first Russian to medal in this event at the championships, the first Soviet-Russian since Vera Zozula in 1976, and the first non-German to win since Italy's Gerda Weissensteiner in 1994.[7]
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Tatiana Ivanova (RUS) |
1:25.517 |
| Silver |  Corinna Martini (GER) |
1:25.842 |
| Bronze | Nina Reithmayer (AUT) |
1:26.007 |
23 January 2010 at 12:30 EET (Run 1) and 13:45 EET (Run 2).[3][4] The defending Olympic champions won gold to give them a complete set of medals after winning silver in 2008 and bronze in 2004. It was also Austria's first gold medal at the championships since 2002 and the first in this event at the championships since 1982.[8]
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Austria (Andreas Linger, Wolfgang Linger) |
1:24.415 |
| Silver | Germany (Tobias Wendl, Tobias Arlt) |
1:24.977 |
| Bronze | Austria (Tobias Schiegl, Markus Schiegl) |
1:25.023 |
24 January 2010 at 13:45 EET.[3][4] Latvia repeated as champions. Only seven teams competed in the event though Slovakia was disqualified during the women's singles part of the run.[9]
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  LatviaAnna Orlova Mārtiņš Rubenis Andris Šics / Juris Šics |
2:16.992 44.443 46.127 46.422 |
| Silver | Austria Veronika Halder Wolfgang Kindl Andreas Linger / Wolfgang Linger |
2:17.022 44.612 46.216 46.194 |
| Bronze | Germany Corinna Martini Johannes Ludwig Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt |
2:17.076 44.518 46.199 46.359 |
* Host nation (Latvia)
- 11 February 2008 article on 2007–08 World Cup season finale at Sigulda, Latvia mentioning the 2010 European Championships. (in Latvian) – accessed 13 February 2008.
- 54th FIL Congress in Berchtesgaden. at the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (30 June 2006 article accessed 13 February 2008.)
- FIL European Luge Championships 2010 program. – accessed 18 January 2010.
- Schedule 42nd FIL Luge European Championships in Sigulda/Latvia. at the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (19 January 2010 article accessed 19 January 2010.)
- Germany's women's lugers regret to having cancel Europeans. at the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (21 January 2010 article accessed 21 January 2010.)