| 2023 FIL European Luge Championships | |
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| Venue | Sigulda bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track |
| Location | Sigulda, Latvia |
| Dates | 14–15 January |
| 2023 FIL European Luge Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Individual | men | women |
| Doubles | men | women |
| Relay | team | |
The 2023 FIL European Luge Championships were held from 14 to 15 January 2023 in Sigulda, Latvia. [1]
Five events were held. [2]
All times are local (UTC+2).
| Date | Time | Events |
|---|---|---|
| 14 January | 10:00 | 1st run Doubles Men |
| 10:46 | 1st run Doubles Women | |
| 11:30 | 2nd run Doubles Men | |
| 12:15 | 2nd run Doubles Women | |
| 13:10 | 1st run Men | |
| 14:35 | 2nd run Men | |
| 15 January | 10:15 | 1st run Women |
| 11:45 | 2nd run Women | |
| 13:45 | Team relay |
* Host nation (Latvia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  Latvia * | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles [3] | Max Langenhan Germany | 1:37.588 | Felix Loch Germany | 1:37.646 | Kristers Aparjods Latvia | 1:37.673 |
| Women's singles [4] | Anna Berreiter Germany | 1:24.600 | Dajana Eitberger Germany | 1:24.631 | Elīna Ieva Vītola Latvia | 1:24.637 |
| Men's doubles [5] | Germany Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt | 1:24.022 | Latvia Mārtiņš Bots Roberts Plūme | 1:24.084 | Latvia Eduards Ševics-Mikeļševics Lūkass Krasts | 1:24.111 |
| Women's doubles [6] | Italy Andrea Vötter Marion Oberhofer | 1:26.281 | Latvia Anda Upīte Sanija Ozoliņa | 1:26.782 | Germany Jessica Degenhardt Cheyenne Rosenthal | 1:26.839 |
| Team relay [7] | Latvia Elīna Ieva Vītola Kristers Aparjods Mārtiņš Bots / Roberts Plūme | 2:13.143 | Germany Anna Berreiter Max Langenhan Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt | 2:13.510 | Italy Sandra Robatscher Dominik Fischnaller Emanuel Rieder / Simon Kainzwaldner | 2:13.917 |
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