FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2009

The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2009 took place 12–15 February 2009 in Moos, Italy. This was the second time the city hosted the event having done so in 1980.

Event preparations

Preparations for the track were inspected by World Cup champion Patrick Pigneter and local hero Evelyn Lanthaler. Infrastructure improvements at the finish area were improved, including enlargement of the parking lot. Both athletes were impressed with the venue itself even without it being iced.[1]

Men's singles

14 February 2009 at 13:00 hours Central European Time (CET), then 15 February at 09:30 CET & 11:00 CET.[2]

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  Patrick Pigneter (ITA) 2:45.95
Silver  Thomas Kammerlander (AUT) 2:45.99
Bronze  Thomas Schopf (AUT) 2:46.59

Pigneter won his third gold at these championships.[3]

Women's singles

February 14, 2009 at 10:30 CET & 12:00 CET, then February 15 at 12:00 CET.[2]

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  Renate Gietl (ITA) 2:50.09
Silver  Yekaterina Lavrentyeva (RUS) 2:50.12
Bronze  Renate Kasslatter (ITA) 2:50.51

Gietl had the fastest times in the first two runs to upset two-time defending world champion Lavrentyeva.[3]

Men's doubles

February 14, 2009 at 09:30 CET & 11:30 CET.[2]

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  Italy (Patrick Pigneter & Florian Clara) 1:57.26
Silver  Austria (Christian Schopf & Andreas Schopf) 1:58.05
Bronze  Poland (Andrzej Laszczak & Damian Waniczek) 1:59.34

Pigneter and Clara won their second gold of the championships while Schopf and Schopf won their second silver. Patrick's father Raimund won world championship gold on the same track in 1980.[4]

Mixed team

February 13, 2009 at 10:00 CET.[2]

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  Italy (Renate Gietl, Anton Blasbichler, Patrick Pigneter, Florian Clara)
Silver  Austria (Melanie Batkowski, Thomas Schopf, Christian Schopf, Andreas Schopf)
Bronze  Russia (Yekaterina Lavrentyeva, Pavel Porzhnev, Ivan Lazarev)

Lazarev competed both in the singles and doubles in the event for Russia.[5]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Italy (ITA)4015
2 Austria (AUT)0314
3 Russia (RUS)0112
4 Poland (POL)0011
Totals (4 entries)44412

Notes and references

  1. ^ 17th FIL World Championships on natural track in Moos, Italy. at the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (22 September 2008 article accessed 3 October 2008.).
  2. ^ a b c d Track information, winners of 2007 FIL World Championships and program. at the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (12 February 2009 article accessed 12 February 2009.)
  3. ^ a b 17th FIL World Championships in Moos/Passeier ITA. at the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (15 February 2009 article accessed 15 February 2009.)
  4. ^ 17th World Championships Moos/Passeier ITA. at the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (14 February 2009 article accessed 14 February 2009.)
  5. ^ 17th World Championships Moos/Passeier ITA at the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (13 February 2009 article accessed 13 February 2009.)