Women's doubles at the 2024 FIL World Luge Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Altenberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track | |||||||||
Location | Altenberg, Germany | |||||||||
Dates | 27 January | |||||||||
Competitors | 32 from 10 nations | |||||||||
Teams | 16 | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:24.761 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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2024 FIL World Luge Championships | ||
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Individual | men | women |
Doubles | men | women |
Individual sprint | men | women |
Doubles' sprint | men | women |
Relay | team | |
The Women's doubles competition at the 2024 FIL World Luge Championships was held on 27 January 2024. [1] [2]
The race was started at 08:53. [3]
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