Luge World Cup
International luge competition spanning across the Earth's Northern Hemisphere wintertime season
The Luge World Cup season is a yearly competition first organized by the International Luge Federation since 1977–78. The World Cup is the highest level season-long competition in the sport.
Men's singles
Season | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
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1977–78 | Anton Winkler (FRG) | Paul Hildgartner (ITA) | Gerd Böhmer (FRG) |
Manfred Schmid (AUT) | |||
1978–79 | Paul Hildgartner (ITA) | Hansjörg Raffl (ITA) | Karl Brunner (ITA) |
1979–80 | Ernst Haspinger (ITA) | Karl Brunner (ITA) | Georg Fluckinger (AUT) |
1980–81 | Ernst Haspinger (ITA) | none awarded | Karl Brunner (ITA) |
Paul Hildgartner (ITA) | |||
1981–82 | Ernst Haspinger (ITA) (3) | Sergey Danilin (URS) | Michael Walter (GDR) |
1982–83 | Paul Hildgartner (ITA) (3) | Sergey Danilin (URS) | Ernst Haspinger (ITA) |
1983–84 | Michael Walter (GDR) | Norbert Huber (ITA) | Yuri Kharchenko (URS) |
1984–85 | Norbert Huber (ITA) | Markus Prock (AUT) | Gerhard Sandbichler (AUT) |
Wolfgang Schädler (LIE) | |||
1985–86 | Norbert Huber (ITA) | Johannes Schettel (FRG) | Paul Hildgartner (ITA) |
1986–87 | Norbert Huber (ITA) (3) | Rene Friedl (GDR) | Paul Hildgartner (ITA) |
Markus Prock (AUT) | |||
1987–88 | Markus Prock (AUT) | Yuri Kharchenko (URS) | Jens Müller (GDR) |
1988–89 | Georg Hackl (FRG) | Jens Müller (GDR) | Johannes Schettel (FRG) |
1989–90 | Georg Hackl (FRG) (2) | Markus Prock (AUT) | Norbert Huber (ITA) |
1990–91 | Markus Prock (AUT) | Georg Hackl (GER) | Jens Müller (GER) |
1991–92 | Markus Prock (AUT) | Duncan Kennedy (USA) | Georg Hackl (GER) |
1992–93 | Markus Prock (AUT) | Georg Hackl (GER) | Duncan Kennedy (USA) |
1993–94 | Markus Prock (AUT) | Duncan Kennedy (USA) | Georg Hackl (GER) |
1994–95 | Markus Prock (AUT) | Armin Zöggeler (ITA) | Jens Müller (GER) |
1995–96 | Markus Prock (AUT) | Armin Zöggeler (ITA) | Georg Hackl (GER) |
1996–97 | Markus Prock (AUT) | Jens Müller (GER) | Wilfried Huber (ITA) |
1997–98 | Armin Zöggeler (ITA) | Norbert Huber (ITA) | Gerhard Gleirscher (AUT) |
1998–99 | Markus Prock (AUT) | Georg Hackl (GER) | Jens Müller (GER) |
1999–2000 | Armin Zöggeler (ITA) | Jens Müller (GER) | Georg Hackl (GER) |
2000–01 | Armin Zöggeler (ITA) | Georg Hackl (GER) | Markus Prock (AUT) |
2001–02 | Markus Prock (AUT) (10) | Armin Zöggeler (ITA) | Georg Hackl (GER) |
2002–03 | Markus Kleinheinz (AUT) | Georg Hackl (GER) | Armin Zöggeler (ITA) |
2003–04 | Armin Zöggeler (ITA) | Georg Hackl (GER) | David Möller (GER) |
2004–05 | Albert Demchenko (RUS) | Georg Hackl (GER) | Markus Kleinheinz (AUT) |
David Möller (GER) | |||
2005–06 | Armin Zöggeler (ITA) | David Möller (GER) | Tony Benshoof (USA) |
2006–07 | Armin Zöggeler (ITA) | David Möller (GER) | Reinhold Rainer (ITA) |
2007–08 | Armin Zöggeler (ITA) | David Möller (GER) | Albert Demchenko (RUS) |
2008–09 | Armin Zöggeler (ITA) | David Möller (GER) | Jan Eichhorn (GER) |
2009–10 | Armin Zöggeler (ITA) | Albert Demchenko (RUS) | Felix Loch (GER) |
2010–11 | Armin Zöggeler (ITA) (10) | Felix Loch (GER) | Albert Demchenko (RUS) |
2011–12 | Felix Loch (GER) | Andi Langenhan (GER) | David Möller (GER) |
2012–13 | Felix Loch (GER) | Andi Langenhan (GER) | David Möller (GER) |
2013–14 | Felix Loch (GER) | Armin Zöggeler (ITA) | Dominik Fischnaller (ITA) |
2014–15 | Felix Loch (GER) | Andi Langenhan (GER) | Wolfgang Kindl (AUT) |
2015–16 | Felix Loch (GER) | Wolfgang Kindl (AUT) | Chris Mazdzer (USA) |
2016–17 | Roman Repilov (RUS) | Felix Loch (GER) | Wolfgang Kindl (AUT) |
2017–18 | Felix Loch (GER) | Wolfgang Kindl (AUT) | Roman Repilov (RUS) |
2018–19 | Semen Pavlichenko (RUS) | Roman Repilov (RUS) | Felix Loch (GER) |
2019–20 | Roman Repilov (RUS) (2) | Dominik Fischnaller (ITA) | Semen Pavlichenko (RUS) |
2020–21 | Felix Loch (GER) (7) | Johannes Ludwig (GER) | Semen Pavlichenko (RUS) |
2021–22 | Johannes Ludwig (GER) | Wolfgang Kindl (AUT) | Kristers Aparjods (LAT) |
Felix Loch (GER) | |||
2022–23 | Dominik Fischnaller (ITA) | Felix Loch (GER) | Max Langenhan (GER) |
2023–24 | Max Langenhan (GER) | Kristers Aparjods (LAT) | Felix Loch (GER) |
- Medals
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Italy | 20 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
2 | Austria | 11 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
3 | Germany | 9 | 20 | 18 | 47 |
4 | Russia | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
5 | West Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
6 | East Germany | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
7 | Soviet Union | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
8 | United States | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
9 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (10 entries) | 48 | 46 | 52 | 146 |
- World Cup Stages medals (as of 2022/23)
Rank | Country | First podium | Most recent | Podium sweeps | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Germany | 1991 | 2023 | 21 | 119 | 116 | 109 | 344 |
2 | Italy | 1978 | 2023 | 8 | 99 | 74 | 86 | 259 |
3 | Austria | 1979 | 2023 | 3 | 56 | 55 | 76 | 187 |
4 | Russia | 1998 | 2022 | 1 | 38 | 46 | 21 | 105 |
5 | East Germany | 1978 | 1990 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 53 |
6 | West Germany | 2012 | 1990 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 27 | |
7 | United States | 1986 | 2020 | 10 | 26 | 20 | 56 | |
8 | Soviet Union | 1981 | 1990 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | |
9 | Latvia | 1992 | 2023 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | |
10 | Canada | 1983 | 2018 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
11 | Sweden | 1980 | 1980 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Slovakia | 2018 | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | Switzerland | 2007 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
14 | Czechoslovakia | 1982 | 1982 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
France | 2001 | 2001 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- World Cup races
Rank | Athlete | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Armin Zöggeler | Italy | 1993 | 2014 | 57 | 26 | 26 | 103 |
2 | Felix Loch | Germany | 2009 | 2023 | 50 | 21 | 21 | 92 |
3 | Georg Hackl | West Germany Germany | 1985 | 2006 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 71 |
4 | Markus Prock | Austria | 1984 | 2002 | 33 | 17 | 23 | 73 |
5 | Albert Demchenko | Russia | 1998 | 2014 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 39 |
6 | Semen Pavlichenko | Russia | 2015 | 2021 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
7 | Paul Hildgartner | Italy | 1978 | 1987 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
8 | David Möller | Germany | 2002 | 2014 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 57 |
9 | Jens Müller | East Germany Germany | 1985 | 2001 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 40 |
10 | Wolfgang Kindl | Austria | 2014 | 2023 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 34 |
Notes:
- Georg Hackl from West Germany also won 3 gold, 5 silver, and 8 bronze competing in doubles in 1985–1990.
- Albert Demchenko from Russia also won 1 silver and 1 bronze competing in doubles in 1992–1993.
Women's singles
- Medals
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 31 | 25 | 26 | 82 |
2 | East Germany | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
3 | Austria | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
4 | Italy | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
5 | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
6 | West Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Russia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
8 | United States | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
9 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (9 entries) | 48 | 46 | 52 | 146 |
- World Cup Stages medals (as of 2022/23)
Rank | Country | First podium | Most recent | Podium sweeps | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 1991 | 2023 | 113 | 231 | 212 | 174 | 617 |
2 | East Germany | 1978 | 1990 | 10 | 36 | 33 | 23 | 92 |
3 | Italy | 1979 | 2020 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 60 | |
4 | Austria | 1978 | 2023 | 21 | 25 | 48 | 94 | |
5 | Russia | 2011 | 2022 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 48 | |
6 | United States | 1987 | 2023 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 64 |
7 | Soviet Union | 1978 | 1991 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 38 |
8 | West Germany | 1978 | 1990 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
9 | Canada | 1988 | 2019 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 34 | |
10 | Latvia | 1992 | 2023 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | |
11 | Czechoslovakia | 1981 | 1986 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
12 | Ukraine | 1995 | 2009 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
13 | Sweden | 1979 | 1979 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Switzerland | 2021 | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- World Cup races
Rank | Athlete | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Natalie Geisenberger | Germany | 2007 | 2022 | 52 | 49 | 17 | 118 |
2 | Sylke Otto | East Germany Germany | 1990 | 2007 | 38 | 26 | 8 | 72 |
3 | Tatjana Hüfner | Germany | 2004 | 2019 | 37 | 31 | 12 | 80 |
4 | Silke Kraushaar | Germany | 1992 | 2008 | 26 | 27 | 14 | 77 |
5 | Julia Taubitz | Germany | 2017 | 2023 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 46 |
6 | Tatiana Ivanova | Russia | 2011 | 2022 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
7 | Gabriele Kohlisch | East Germany Germany | 1985 | 1996 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 33 |
8 | Gerda Weißensteiner | Italy | 1987 | 1998 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
9 | Jana Bode | West Germany Germany | 1990 | 1997 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 28 |
10 | Dajana Eitberger | Germany | 2014 | 2023 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 39 |
Men's doubles
- Medals
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 22 | 21 | 10 | 53 |
2 | Italy | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
3 | Austria | 6 | 9 | 9 | 24 |
4 | United States | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
5 | West Germany | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
6 | East Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
7 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
8 | Latvia | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Totals (8 entries) | 47 | 48 | 47 | 142 |
Women's doubles
Season | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
---|---|---|---|
2022–23 | Italy Andrea Vötter Marion Oberhofer | Austria Selina Egle Lara Michaela Kipp | Germany Jessica Degenhardt Cheyenne Rosenthal |
2023–24 | Italy Andrea Vötter Marion Oberhofer | Germany Jessica Degenhardt Cheyenne Rosenthal | Germany Dajana Eitberger Saskia Schirmer |
- Medals
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
3 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Team World Cup
Season | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
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2003–04 | Germany | Italy | Austria |
2004–05 | Germany | Italy | United States |
2005–06 | Italy | Austria | none awarded |
Germany | |||
United States | |||
2006–07 | Canada | United States | Germany |
2007–08 | Germany | United States | Austria |
2008–09 | Germany | Austria | United States |
2009–10 | Germany | Austria | Canada |
2010–11 | Germany | Italy | Russia |
2011–12 | Germany | Canada | Russia |
2012–13 | Germany | Italy | United States |
2013–14 | Germany | Canada | United States |
2014–15 | Germany | Russia | United States |
2015–16 | Germany | Russia | United States |
2016–17 | Germany | Latvia | Russia |
2017–18 | Germany | Austria | Canada |
2018–19 | Germany | Russia | Latvia |
2019–20 | Italy | none awarded | Germany |
Russia | |||
2020–21 | Germany | Russia | Latvia |
2021–22 | Germany | Latvia | Austria |
2022–23 | Germany | Latvia | Austria |
2023–24 | Germany | Austria | United States |
- Medals
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 18 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
2 | Italy | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
3 | Russia | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
4 | Canada | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
5 | Austria | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
6 | United States | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
7 | Latvia | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Totals (7 entries) | 22 | 22 | 20 | 64 |
All-time medal count
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 80 | 68 | 58 | 206 |
2 | Italy | 39 | 33 | 23 | 95 |
3 | Austria | 21 | 23 | 30 | 74 |
4 | East Germany | 8 | 6 | 11 | 25 |
5 | Russia | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 |
6 | West Germany | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 |
7 | United States | 4 | 6 | 18 | 28 |
8 | Soviet Union | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
9 | Canada | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
10 | Latvia | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
11 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (11 entries) | 167 | 164 | 173 | 504 |
Multiple winners
Men
Rank | Athlete | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norbert Huber | Italy | 1983 | 1998 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
2 | Armin Zöggeler | Italy | 1995 | 2014 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
3 | Markus Prock | Austria | 1985 | 2002 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
4 | Hansjörg Raffl | Italy | 1979 | 1993 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
5 | Felix Loch | Germany | 2010 | 2024 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
6 | Sascha Benecken | Germany | 2012 | 2023 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
Toni Eggert | Germany | 2012 | 2023 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | |
8 | Patric Leitner | Germany | 1999 | 2010 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
Alexander Resch | Germany | 1999 | 2010 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
10 | Tobias Arlt | Germany | 2011 | 2024 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
Tobias Wendl | Germany | 2011 | 2024 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
Women
Rank | Athlete | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Natalie Geisenberger | Germany | 2008 | 2022 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
2 | Silke Kraushaar-Pielach | Germany | 1998 | 2008 | 5 | 6 | – | 11 |
3 | Tatjana Hüfner | Germany | 2006 | 2017 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
4 | Sylke Otto | Germany | 1995 | 2006 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
5 | Julia Taubitz | Germany | 2019 | 2024 | 4 | 2 | – | 6 |
6 | Angelika Schafferer | Austria | 1978 | 1981 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
7 | Gerda Weissensteiner | Italy | 1989 | 1998 | 2 | 4 | – | 6 |
8 | Ute Oberhoffner (Weiss) | East Germany | 1983 | 1989 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
9 | Cerstin Schmidt | East Germany | 1985 | 1987 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
10 | Yuliya Antipova | Soviet Union | 1988 | 1990 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
Susi Erdmann | Germany | 1991 | 1994 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
See also
- Overall Cup Winners
References
- List of men's doubles luge World Cup champions since 1978.
- List of men's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978.
- List of women's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978.
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