Several commissions of the International Luge Federation held their annual meetings at the end of March. Primarily online, " a deliberate measure aimed at reduce CO2 emissions by limiting travel as much as possible international officials "The FIL explains. The objective was to analyze the past season and discuss the future.
Among the topics discussed: amending the Regulations with adjustments to the Olympic rules and clearer guidelines regarding training opportunities on Olympic tracks. The proposals considered were based on experiences from the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games.
Other proposals were discussed, such as the introduction of a additional starting place for the host country in the World Cup, and a wild card allowing the junior world champion of each individual discipline to participate in the World Cup final. A new race format for the World Cup, called "Super Slide Mode", has been developed and could be used for the first time in the World Cup during the upcoming season. " adds Matthias Böhmer, technical director of FIL.
« We have defined important directions for the future of our sportranging from new competition formats for the Olympic Games, World Championships and World Cups to the development of the double discipline in youth programs, Böhmer summarizes. In parallel, we were able to make progress on key issues such as the international race calendar, the deployment of jury members and the bid for the 2030 Junior World Championships. Announcements will certainly be made during the 74th FIL Congress, June 8 and 9.
