| 2020 FIL World Luge Championships | |
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| Venue | Sliding Center Sanki, Sochi, Russia |
| Dates | 14–16 February |
| 2020 FIL World Luge Championships | |||
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| Individual | men | women | |
| Doubles | doubles | ||
| Sprint | men | women | doubles |
| Relay | team | ||
The 2020 FIL World Luge Championships were held from 14 to 16 February 2020 in Sochi, Russia. [1]
Seven events were held. [2]
All times are local (UTC+3).
| Date | Time | Events |
|---|---|---|
| 14 February | 09:00 | Doubles' sprint qualification |
| 10:00 | Women's sprint qualification | |
| 11:15 | Men's sprint qualification | |
| 13:30 | Doubles' sprint final | |
| 14:25 | Women's sprint final | |
| 15:20 | Men's sprint final | |
| 15 February | 13:40 | Doubles 1st run |
| 15:05 | Doubles 2nd run | |
| 16:15 | Women 1st run | |
| 18:05 | Women 2nd run | |
| 16 February | 13:15 | Men 1st run |
| 15:20 | Men 2nd run | |
| 17:50 | Team relay |
* Host nation (Russia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia * | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  Germany | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Austria | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Latvia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 nations) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
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