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The 2013 FIL European Luge Championships took place under the auspices of the International Luge Federation at Oberhof, Germany from 12 to 13 January 2013.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles [1] |  Germany Felix Loch | 1:27.257 | Germany Andi Langenhan | 1:27.647 | Germany Johannes Ludwig | 1:27.776 |
| Women's singles [2] | Germany Natalie Geisenberger | 1:23.597 | Germany Tatjana Hüfner | 1:23.784 | Germany Anke Wischnewski | 1:23.896 |
| Doubles [3] | Germany Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken | 1:23.240 | Germany Tobias Arlt Tobias Wendl | 1:23.262 |  Austria Peter Penz Georg Fischler | 1:23.464 |
| Team relay [4] | Germany Natalie Geisenberger Felix Loch Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken | 2:24.291 |  Italy Sandra Gasparini Armin Zöggeler Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber | 2:24.752 |  Russia Tatiana Ivanova Albert Demchenko Vladislav Yuzhakov/Vladimir Makhnutin | 2:25.048 |
* Host nation (Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany * | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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