Artificial Track

Interesting facts about the International Luge Regulations
(already correspond to the 2000 version)




FIL Competitions Disciplines Competition Runs
Eligibilty Seeded Groups Start Order
Ranking Sled Supplemental Weights
Controls Artificial Tracks More Interesting Facts



FIL Competitions


  •  Luge competitions during Olympic Winter Games (OWG)

  •  FIL Championships

    - World Championships (WM)
      in each sport's year, with the exception of the year in which the OWG will be
      staged
    - Continental championships for women and men
      in the sport's year in which the OWG will be staged and two years later
    - World Junior Championships (WJM)
      in each sport's year

  •  International Competitions

    -  World Cup (WC)
       at least 8 races (except OWG season)
    -  Junior World Cup (JWC)
       6 races
    -  Nations Cup (NC)
       Staged in one event with JWC
    -  Other international competitions



Disciplines



FIL competitions are carried out in the following disciplines:
  •  Women - singles
  •  Men - singles
  •  Doubles
  •  Team competition (compulsory at FIL championships)
     A team consists of: 1 woman, 1 man, and 1 doubles team


Competition Runs



  Singles Doubles Team
Olympic Winter Games 4 2 -
FIL Championships 2 2 1
International Competitions 2 2 1



Eligibility



  Women Men Doubles Team
Olympic Winter Games 3 3 2 -
FIL Championchips 4 4 3 2 Teams
World Cup 4 5 3 2 Teams
Nations Cup 4 6 3 2 Teams
During World and Continental Championships in the general class, the title holders have an additional right to start.



Seeded Groups



Seeded groups start in all disciplines of the FIL competitions (except in the team competition).

Composition of seeded groups general class:

  •  Group A = 12 athletes and/or double athlete teams as per name
  •  Group B = 12 athletes and/or double athlete teams as per nation
  •  Group C = 12 athletes and/or double athlete teams as per nation
The positions in the seeded groups result from the point rankings of the three previous World Cup races.



Start Order



In the 1st run the athletes start in the following order: group A, group B, group C, remaining group.

The start order of the 2nd run at all FIL competitions (except OWG) is a follows:
  •  31st to last place
     (according to the 1st run)

  •  30th to 1st place
     (according to the 1st run)
Start order team competition:
  •  Men
     Nation start number 1 to last start number

  •  Women
     Nation last start number to 1st start number

  •  Doubles
     According to the ranked classification after the men's and women's runs,
     beginning with the team of the last placed nation.



Ranking


World Cup

For the results achieved in a World Cup competition, the following points per competition are awarded:

Women / Men / Doubles:
1st Place 100 Points 15th Place 26 Points 29th Place 12 Points
2nd Place 85 Points 16th Place 25 Points 30th Place 11 Points
3rd Place 70 Points 17th Place 24 Points 31st Place 10 Points
4th Place 60 Points 18th Place 23 Points 32nd Place 9 Points
5th Place 55 Points 19th Place 22 Points 33rd Place 8 Points
6th Place 50 Points 20th Place 21 Points 34th Place 7 Points
7th Place 46 Points 21st Place 20 Points 35th Place 6 Points
8th Place 42 Points 22nd Place 19 Points 36th Place 5 Points
9th Place 39 Points 23rd Place 18 Points 37th Place 4 Points
10th Place 36 Points 24th Place 17 Points 38th Place 3 Points
11th Place 34 Points 25th Place 16 Points 39th Place 2 Points
12th Place 32 Points 26th Place 15 Points 40th Place 1 Point
13th Place 30 Points 27th Place 14 Points 41th Place 1 Point
14th Place 28 Points 28th Place 13 Points   and every other place 1 Point
The points reached in all World Cups are added up


Team Competition


The ranking during the team competition is done according to the total cumulative time of the three sleds.




Sled


The basic components of a sled are:
  •  2 ruuners
  •  2 blades
  •  Sling seat or pod seat
  •  2 bridges
The maximum weight including attached accessories is:
  •  23 kg for a single sled
  •  27 kg for a double sled
  •  14 kg for a youth sled



Individual Supplemental Weights



Additional weights may be carried in singles' competitions for women, men, junior women and junior men, as well as in doubles, general class and juniors.



The additional weight may not exceed

- Women, Junior Women 2, Junior Men 1 10 kg
- Men, Junior Men 2       13 kg
- Junior Women 1   8 kg
- Doubles (Gen. class and juniors) 10 kg

 

The purpose of this is to create equal chances for light and heavy athletes.



Controls




  •  Temperatur der Laufschiene
  •  Weight of the sled
  •  Overall weight of the athlete



Artificial Tracks



Artificial tracks are luge tracks which have been specially constructed for the sport of luge.

A difference is made between artificial luge tracks with or without refrigeration system.
  Men Women / Doubles
Minimum length 1000 m 800 m
Maximum length 1300 m 1050 m
Artificial tracks are commissioned by the FIL Technical Commission.


More Interesting Facts



  •  Competitions may be held in extreme weather conditions with a
     temperature as low as – 25°C
  •  If an athlete loses any item during a run he/she will be disqualified
  •  The time is measured with an accuracy of 1000th of a second
  •  In case of snowfall the track is swept after a certain number of athletes
  •  The athlete has to pass the finish line in contact with his/her sled
  •  In order to participate in a competition the athletes require a valid license
     (medical check-up, valid insurance)
  •  The athlete must wear the FIL safety helmet
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