| Winners | |
|---|---|
| Men's singles Men's sprint |  Felix Loch  Wolfgang Kindl |
| Doubles | Toni Eggert / Sascha Benecken |
| Doubles' sprint |  Andris Šics / Juris Šics |
| Women's singles | Natalie Geisenberger |
| Women's sprint | Natalie Geisenberger |
| Team relay | Germany |
| Competitions | |
| Venues | 9 |
The 2017–18 Luge World Cup was a multi race tournament over a season for Luge, organised by the FIL. The season started on 18 November 2017 in Innsbruck, Austria, and ended on 27 January 2018 in Sigulda, Latvia.
| Venue | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Innsbruck | 18–19 November | Team Relay |
| Winterberg | 25–26 November | Sprint |
| Altenberg | 2–3 December | Team Relay |
 Calgary | 8–9 December | Team Relay |
 Lake Placid | 15–16 December | Sprint |
| Königssee | 6–7 January | Team Relay |
| Oberhof | 13–14 January | Team Relay |
 Lillehammer | 20–21 January | Sprint |
| Sigulda | 27–28 January | Sprint, Team Relay |
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Innsbruck |  Semen Pavlichenko | 1:41.771 (50.949 / 50.822) | Wolfgang Kindl | 1:41.827 (50.953 / 50.874) | Felix Loch | 1:41.841 (50.979 / 50.862) |
| Winterberg |  Kevin Fischnaller | 1:45.528 (52.428 / 53.100) | Felix Loch | 1:45.595 (52.806 / 52.789) | Stepan Fedorov | 1:45.645 (52.746 / 52.899) |
| Winterberg (Sprint) | Felix Loch | 36.644 | Semen Pavlichenko | 36.762 | Nico Gleirscher | 36.790 |
| Altenberg | Felix Loch | 1:48.116 (54.016 / 54.100) | Roman Repilov | 1:48.242 (54.157 / 54.085) | Andi Langenhan | 1:48.398 (54.227 / 54.171) |
| Calgary | Felix Loch | 1:28.752 (44.274 / 44.478) | Samuel Edney | 1:29.138 (44.523 / 44.615) | Roman Repilov | 1:29.205 (44.478 / 44.727) |
| Lake Placid | Roman Repilov | 1:41.874 (50.999 / 50.875) | Semen Pavlichenko | 1:41.938 (50.941 / 50.997) | Tucker West | 1:42.132 (50.904 / 51.228) |
| Lake Placid (Sprint) | Wolfgang Kindl | 32.441 | Johannes Ludwig | 32.655 | Taylor Cloy Morris | 32.665 |
| Königssee | Wolfgang Kindl | 1:39.035 (49.440 / 49.595) | Armin Frauscher | 1:39.064 (49.458 / 49.606) | Johannes Ludwig | 1:39.154 (49.515 / 49.639) |
| Oberhof | Felix Loch | 1:25.591 (42.714 / 42.877) | Semen Pavlichenko | 1:25.858 (42.944 / 42.914) | Andi Langenhan | 1:25.886 (42.922 / 42.964) |
| Lillehammer | Dominik Fischnaller | 1:38.590 (49.204 / 49.386) | Roman Repilov | 1:38.686 (49.419 / 49.267) | Wolfgang Kindl | 1:38.722 (49.282 / 49.440) |
| Lillehammer (Sprint) | Semen Pavlichenko | 31.943 | Wolfgang Kindl | 32.020 | Dominik Fischnaller | 32.042 |
| Sigulda | Semen Pavlichenko | 1:36.758 (48.271 / 48.487) | Felix Loch | 1:36.769 (48.405 / 48.364) | Roman Repilov | 1:36.870 (48.410 / 48.460) |
| Sigulda (Sprint) | Roman Repilov | 27.839 |  Jozef Ninis | 27.911 | Felix Loch | 27.977 |
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Innsbruck | Natalie Geisenberger | 1:20.488 (40.277 / 40.211) | Dajana Eitberger | 1:20.661 (40.439 / 40.222) | Tatjana Hüfner | 1:20.664 (40.474 / 40.190) |
| Winterberg | Natalie Geisenberger | 1:53.484 (56.979 / 56.505) | Tatjana Hüfner | 1:53.832 (57.190 / 56.642) | Summer Britcher | 1:53.893 (57.147 / 56.746) |
| Winterberg (Sprint) | Emily Sweeney | 39.598 | Summer Britcher | 39.642 | Natalie Geisenberger | 39.678 |
| Altenberg | Natalie Geisenberger | 1:44.241 (52.205 / 52.036) | Tatjana Hüfner | 1:44.398 (52.207 / 52.191) | Dajana Eitberger | 1:44.733 (52.348 / 52.385) |
| Calgary | Tatjana Hüfner | 1:33.442 (46.731 / 46.711) | Alex Gough | 1:33.557 (46.769 / 46.788) | Natalie Geisenberger | 1:33.603 (46.728 / 46.875) |
| Lake Placid | Natalie Geisenberger | 1:28.211 (44.064 / 44.147) | Alex Gough | 1:28.315 (44.138 / 44.177) | Kimberley McRae | 1:28.352 (44.232 / 44.120) |
| Lake Placid (Sprint) | Dajana Eitberger | 37.780 | Alex Gough | 37.823 | Natalie Geisenberger | 37.829 |
| Königssee | Natalie Geisenberger | 1:41.397 (50.729 / 50.668) | Dajana Eitberger | 1:41.500 (50.786 / 50.714) | Jessica Tiebel | 1:41.707 (50.961 / 50.746) |
| Oberhof | Dajana Eitberger | 1:22.213 (41.127 / 41.086) | Natalie Geisenberger | 1:22.260 (41.186 / 41.074) | Tatjana Hüfner | 1:22.546 (41.303 / 41.243) |
| Lillehammer | Summer Britcher | 1:35.266 (47.672 / 47.594) | Natalie Geisenberger | 1:35.299 (47.666 / 47.633) | Julia Taubitz | 1:35.529 (47.726 / 47.803) |
| Lillehammer (Sprint) | Summer Britcher | 29.925 | Victoria Demchenko | 29.927 | Natalie Geisenberger | 29.948 |
| Sigulda | Tatiana Ivanova | 1:23.989 (42.047 / 41.942) | Natalie Geisenberger | 1:24.076 (42.064 / 42.012) | Sandra Robatscher | 1:24.360 (42.172 / 42.188) |
| Sigulda (Sprint) | Tatiana Ivanova | 30.998 | Natalie Geisenberger | 31.003 | Kendija Aparjode | 31.111 |
Men's singles
| Men's singles Sprint
Only 7 lugers competed on all events |
Women's singles
| Women's singles Sprint
Only 6 lugers competed on all events |
Doubles
| Doubles Sprint
Only 5 double sleds competed on all events |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 28 | 17 | 22 | 67 |
| 2 | Russia | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | Austria | 3 | 9 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Canada | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Latvia | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 | |
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