FIL World Luge Championships 2009
- FIL World Luge Championships 2009
The FIL World Luge Championships 2009 will take place February 1-8, 2009 at the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the second time after having hosted the event in 1983. They were awarded the event at the 2006 FIL Congress in Berchtesgarden, Germany. [ [http://www.fil-luge.org/news/news-detail/article/54th-fil-congress-in-berchtesgaden.html FIL-Luge.org June 30, 2006 article on award of 2009 World and 2010 European championships.] - accessed February 13, 2008.] [ [http://www.orda.org/newsite/tosee/lineup.php Lake Placid ORDA 2008-9 schedule, including FIL championships.] ]
Event preparations
In a September 17, 2008 interview with FIL, FIL Vice President for Sport Claire DelNegro stated that preparations proceeding well. DelNegro, a former director of the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation (headquarted in Lake Placid), stated that she hoped that "...these championships will be a real challenge for all participating nations." [ [http://www.fil-luge.org/news/news-detail/article/preparations-for-fil-world-championships-in-lake-placid-according-to-plan.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=45&cHash=64d10933a1 FIL-Luge.org September 17, 2008 interview with FIL Vice President for Sport Claire DelNegro on event preparations for the 2009 championships.] - accessed September 19, 2008.] A "Scholastic Sliding Challenge" (SSC) organized by the Olympic Regional Development Authority, the Lake Placid bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track operating authority, and will include 22 schools in the Lake Placid area.[ [http://www.fil-luge.org/news/news-detail/article/school-project-also-at-fil-world-championships-in-lake-placid.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=45&cHash=f451827a95 FIL-Luge.org September 26, 2008 article on school involvement in the FIL World Luge Championships.] - accessed October 3, 2008.] This program is continuation of a program that was started at the 2007 World Championships in Igls, Austria that continued at last year's world Championships in Oberhof, Germany.]Men's singles
February 7, 2009[ [http://lakeplacid2009.com/luge/index.php 2009 championships schedule] - accessed August 19, 2008.] ]Mixed team relay
February 8, 2009
Medal table
"To be put in as the championship progresses."
References
External links
* [http://lakeplacid2009.com/ Official website (With bobsleigh and skeleton)]
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