Luge FIL World Cup 2024 - 2025

[Grassmarket 3,597]

Just a bump to remind everyone we are back in action this weekend, in Sigulda, always both an exciting and a frustrating weekend for the dogs of .

[Gianlu33 4,715]

Podium for Ukraine in the mixed relay 

Only 3 teams end the event

[Gianlu33 4,715]

Latvia and US won an appeal and do a re-run, only 4th place for Ukraine

[Gianlu33 4,715]

  On 1/5/2025 at 12:46 PM, Gianlu33 said:

Latvia and US won an appeal and do a re-run, only 4th place for Ukraine

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Update: Latvia crashed, 3rd place for Ukraine. Crazy race

[Gianlu33 4,715]

Just notice that this is the first Ukrainian podium ever in WC 

[Illya 518]

  On 1/5/2025 at 1:27 PM, Gianlu33 said:

Just notice that this is the first Ukrainian podium ever in WC 

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In relay yes, but we have 8 more from our legend Natalya Yakushenko back in 2008 and earlier

[copravolley 317]

Still no progress in the Italian team: 2x 4th place in men's singles and women's doubles+ a fall in the team relay. Men's doubles and women's singles without any progress for years. What's worse, our women's doubles also significantly lowered their level: without a single podium in the World Cup in this season. As of today, I'm betting on 0 medals in Cortina for us, excluding some miracles on the home track.

Edited January 5 by copravolley

[copravolley 317]

  On 1/5/2025 at 2:58 PM, Illya said:

In relay yes, but we have 8 more from our legend Natalya Yakushenko back in 2008 and earlier

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Do you have or have you ever had an modern ice track?

[Illya 518]

  On 1/5/2025 at 3:45 PM, copravolley said:

Do you have or have you ever had an modern ice track?

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Hell no, our home track is Sigulda, and our only track is wooden and located in the small city of Kremenets. And despite that we had 2x 4th place from our skeletonist Vladyslav Heraskevych and bronze in luge team relay

[Grassmarket 3,597]

  On 1/5/2025 at 12:49 PM, Gianlu33 said:

Update: Latvia crashed, 3rd place for Ukraine. Crazy race

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Anyone remember that  athlete in a European Champs who was given a false start, then protested and got a re-run?  And then false-started twice.   Was kind of like that.