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unusual facts about Sigulda bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track



Alpha Theta

Cameron Myler - class of 1992, Member of four United States Olympic Teams in the sport of luge, Flag-bearer for United States Team at 1994 Olympic Winter Games.

Andy Lally

In 2009 he was again No. 1 qualifier for both luge classes at the IGSA World Championships in Bathurst, Australia and went on to his win the World Championship in Classic luge and finish 2nd in Street Luge.

Anna-Maria Müller

Müller, a native of Friedrichroda, Thuringia, was born in the Bohemia Mountains, but resettled to participate in luge.

Balthasar Schwarm

Balthasar Schwarm (born 11 September 1946 in Bruckmühl, Bavaria) is a West German former luger who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s.

Barbara Niedernhuber

In The Simpsons episode "The Bart of War", Milhouse mentions he feels "like luge silver medalist Barbara Niedernhuber" while riding Flanders' video cart.

Bud Feltman

In 1968, Feltman coached the Canadian luge team for the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.

Carl-Erik Eriksson

The only other bobsledder to compete at six Olympics is Italian Gerda Weissensteiner, although only two of her six appearances were in Bobsleigh (the other four were luge).

Chinese Taipei at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Ma Chih-hung did not finish in the top 30 in any individual run of the men's luge, but his consistency across the four runs saw him end up 28th overall.

Corrado Hérin

Hérin was involved with mountain biking during his career in luge during the 1990s, winning a bronze medal in the downhill event at the 1994 World Mountain Biking Championships in Vail, Colorado.

Domen Pociecha

Domen Pociecha (born October 21, 1985 in Kisovec) is a Slovenian luger who has competed since 1998.

Eva-Maria Wernicke

Eva-Maria Wernicke (born 30 September 1953 in Beierfeld) is an East German luger who competed during the 1970s and early 1980s.

FIL European Luge Championships 1962

The FIL European Luge Championships 1962 took place in Weissenbach, Austria.

FIL European Luge Championships 1967

The FIL European Luge Championships 1967 took place in Königssee, West Germany.

FIL European Luge Championships 1972

The FIL European Luge Championships 1972 took place in Königssee, West Germany for the second time after previously hosting the event in 1967.

FIL European Luge Championships 1973

The FIL European Luge Championships 1973 took place in Königssee, West Germany for the second consecutive year and third time overall (1967, 1972).

FIL European Luge Championships 1977

The FIL European Luge Championships 1977 took place in Königssee, West Germany for a record fourth time after hosting the event previously in 1967, 1972, and 1973.

FIL European Luge Championships 1988

The FIL European Luge Championships 1988 took place in Königssee, West Germany for a record fifth time after hosting the event previously in 1967, 1972, 1973, and 1977.

FIL European Luge Championships 1994

The FIL European Luge Championships 1994 took place in Königssee, Germany for a record sixth time after hosting the event previously in 1967, 1972, 1973, 1977, and 1988.

FIL European Luge Championships 1996

The FIL European Luge Championships 1996 took place in Sigulda, Latvia.

FIL European Luge Championships 2008

The tie for the bronze was the first in a Winter Olympic, world championship, or European championship event since they started timing luge in the 1/1000ths of a second following the tie between Italy and East Germany in the men's doubles event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.

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.

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1978

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1978 took place in Aurach, Austria.

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1995

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1995 took place in Kandalaksha, Russia.

FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2006

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2006 took place in Umhausen, Austria.

FIL World Luge Championships 1959

The FIL World Luge Championships 1959 took place in Villard-de-Lans, France.

FIL World Luge Championships 2005

The FIL World Luge Championships 2005 took place in Park City, Utah, United States.

Hannelore Plattner

A natural track luger, she won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1970 FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships in Kapfenberg, Austria.

Hibiscus Coast

Other places of interest on the coast or nearby include Snow Planet, Silverdale Luge (closed), Go-Kart Centre, the Pacific Plaza (and surrounding shopping centre), Hoyts 5 - cinema, the Waiwera Hot Pools, Orewa Beach, Shakespear Regional Park, and Gulf Harbour.

India at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Shiva Keshavan received 450,000 rupees from five Indian lawyers to purchase a new luge for competition after his previous luge - held together by duct tape and screws - broke during training in November.

Josef Fendt

After his retirement from competitive luge, Fendt got active in the International Luge Federation (FIL), being named Vice-President Sport for Artificial Track in 1985, a position he stayed at until the death of FIL's first president Bert Isatitsch in February 1994.

Maria Dibiasi

A natural track luger, she won the bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 1970 FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships in Kapfenberg, Austria.

Martins Dukurs

Martins and Tomass' father, Dainis Dukurs, is a former bobsleigh brakeman, manager of the Sigulda sledding track, sled designer and coach of the Latvian skeleton team.

Nadejda Danilina

Danilina is married to Sergey Danilin, who won the silver medal in the men's singles luge event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.

Oberhof, Germany

Their bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track has hosted many world and European championships in luge.

Own the Podium

Tabloid columnist Martin Samuel blamed the program for the death of Nodar Kumaritashvili, a luge athlete from Georgia who died on the opening day of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

Patrick Pigneter

Pigneter's father, Raimund, competed in natural track luge from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s.

Raschau

Ortrun Enderlein (b. 1943), two-time Women’s World Champion and first women’s Olympic gold medallist in luge (1964).

Remsen, New York

Erin Hamlin-- Represented Team USA in women's singles luge at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy.

René Friedl

René Friedl (born July 17, 1967 in Friedrichroda) is an East German-German luger who has competed during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Robert DeStefano

Within these offices and also in the field, he has worked with athletes of all levels including the US Olympic Bobsled/Luge/Skeleton teams, US Olympic Hockey Team, the NHL, NBA, LPGA, and the NFL.

Sarajevo Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track

Sarajevo Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track is a bobsleigh and luge track situated on Trebević mountain overlooking the City of Sarajevo, built for the 1984 Winter Olympics.

Silke Kraushaar-Pielach

Silke Kraushaar-Pielach (born Silke Kraushaar on 10 October 1970 in Sonneberg, Thuringia) is a German luger who competed from 1995 to 2008.

Steffi Martin

Steffi Martin (later as Steffi Walter, born 17 September 1962, Bad Schlema, Saxony) is an East German luger who competed during the 1980s.

The Truth of Lie

The Truth of Lie (Die Wahrheit der Lüge) is a German psycho-thriller directed by Roland Reber.

The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna

The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna (German: Die wunderbare Lüge der Nina Petrowna) is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Brigitte Helm, Francis Lederer and Warwick Ward.

Tomass Dukurs

Tomass and Martins are coached by their father, Dainis Dukurs, a former bobsleigh brakeman, manager of the Sigulda sledding track and sled designer.

Werner Hoeger

According to the New York Times, after experiencing a concussion Hoeger warned officials of the dangers of the luge track at the Vancouver Winter Olympics before the death of Nodar Kumaritashvili.


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