The FIL World Luge Championships 2004 took place February 13-15, 2004 at the Spiral track in Nagano, Japan. This marked the first time the event took place in Asia.
The FIL World Luge Championships 2004 took place February 13-15, 2004 at the Spiral track in Nagano, Japan. This marked the first time the event took place in Asia.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  David Möller (GER) | 1:39.150 |
| Silver | Georg Hackl (GER) | + 0.008 |
| Bronze |  Mārtiņš Rubenis (LAT) | + 0.197 |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silke Kraushaar (GER) | 1:39.611 |
| Silver | Barbara Niedernhuber (GER) | + 0.042 |
| Bronze | Sylke Otto (GER) | + 0.249 |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Germany (Patric Leitner, Alexander Resch) | 1:38.930 |
| Silver | Germany (André Florschütz, Torsten Wustlich) | + 0.344 |
| Bronze |  United States (Mark Grimmette, Brian Martin) | + 0.350 |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Germany (David Möller, Barbara Niedernhuber, Patric Leitner, Alexander Resch) | 2:28.711 |
| Silver | United States (Tony Benshoof, Ashley Hayden, Mark Grimmette, Brian Martin) | + 0.458 |
| Bronze |  Italy (Armin Zöggeler, Anastasia Oberstolz-Antonova, Christian Oberstolz, Patrick Gruber) | + 0.704 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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