Men's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Reinhard Gruber (ITA) | |
| Silver | Manfred Graber (ITA) | |
| Bronze |  Gerhard Pilz (AUT) |
The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1997 took place in Moos in Passeier, Italy.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Reinhard Gruber (ITA) | |
| Silver | Manfred Graber (ITA) | |
| Bronze | Gerhard Pilz (AUT) |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Lyubov Panyutina (RUS) | |
| Silver | Elvira Holzknecht (AUT) | |
| Bronze | Sonja Steinacher (ITA) |
Panyutina followed up her silver medal at the previous championships with a gold medal this time.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Austria (Andi Ruetz, Helmut Ruetz) | |
| Silver | Italy (Martin Psenner, Christian Hafner) | |
| Bronze | Austria (Reinhard Beer, Herbert Kögl) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
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Armin Zöggeler OMRI is a retired Italian luger and double Olympic champion. He is one of the most successful men in the sport, nicknamed Il Cannibale, for his notable series of victories, or The Iceblood Champion, for his always cold, rational approach to the races. Fellow luger Tucker West described Zöggeler as the sport's equivalent of Michael Jordan.
Oswald Haselrieder OMRI is an Italian former luger who competed internationally from 1988 to 2010. He achieved success at junior level, taking two bronze medals in singles and a gold in doubles at the World Junior Championships, the latter achieved in partnership with Dietmar Pierhofer. Haselrider and Pierhofer continued to compete together until 1995, when they split up and Haselrieder joined forces with Gerhard Plankensteiner. Haselrieder went on to win the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin after competing in three previous Winter Olympic Games: in 1992 in the singles event and in doubles in 1998 and 2002. He went on to compete in a fifth Olympics in 2010: he retired soon afterwards after sustaining an injury in training in March of that year.
The FIL World Luge Championships, part of the International Luge Federation (FIL) have taken place on an almost annual basis in non-Winter Olympics years since 1955. These championships are shown for artificial tracks. See FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships for all natural track events that have taken place since 1979.
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Markus Prock is an Austrian luger who competed between 1983 and 2002. Born in Innsbruck, Prock competed in six Winter Olympics winning three medals in the men's singles event with two silvers and one bronze (2002).
The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships, part of the International Luge Federation (FIL), have taken place since 1970. A team event was added for the 2010 championships. For information on luge championships in Europe that have been contested since 1914, please see FIL European Luge Championships.
The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1990 took place in Gsies, Italy.
The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1998 took place in Rautavaara, Finland. It marked the first time the championships were held outside the traditional locations of Austria, Germany, or Italy.
The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2000 took place in Olang-Valdaora, Italy.
The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1974 took place in Niedernsill, Austria.
The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1977 took place in Seis am Schlern, Italy.
The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1991 took place in Völs am Schlern, Italy.
The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1995 took place in Kandalaksha, Russia.
Erich Graber was an Italian luger who competed from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s. A natural track luger, he won two medals in the men's singles event at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships.
Robert Batkowski is an Austrian luger who has competed since 1998. A natural track luger, he won three medals at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships with two golds and one silver.
Patrick Pigneter is an Italian luger who has competed since 2007. A natural track luger, he won nine medals at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships with four golds, two silvers, and three bronzes.
The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2008 was held 15–17 February in Olang, Italy. The Italians won the most medals in this event with five despite not winning any of the three events.
The FIL European Luge Championships 2008 took place January 7-13, 2008 at the Cesana Pariol track in Cesana, Italy. The relay competition took the place of the team event that had been held at every European championship since 1988. This event had all teams start at the same part of the track, then run down to the finish and tap on a relay marker to exchange from one slider on a team to the next with the fastest time winning.
The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2010 was held 15–17 January 2010 in Sankt Sebastian, Austria. A team event debuted at these championships, the first change to the FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships since they began in 1970. Italy earned their 100th medal at these championships.
