Men's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Gerald Kallan (AUT) | |
| Silver | Gerhard Pilz (AUT) | |
| Bronze |  Anton Blasbichler (ITA) |
The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2000 took place in Olang-Valdaora, Italy.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Gerald Kallan (AUT) | |
| Silver | Gerhard Pilz (AUT) | |
| Bronze | Anton Blasbichler (ITA) |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Yekaterina Lavrentyeva (RUS) | |
| Silver | Sonja Steinacher (ITA) | |
| Bronze | Elvira Holzknecht (AUT) |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Italy (Armin Mair, David Mair) | |
| Silver | Austria (Reinhard Beer, Herbert Kögl) | |
| Bronze |  Poland (Andrzej Laszczak, Damian Waniczek) |
The Polish doubles team of Laszczak and Waniczek are the first non-Austrian or Italian team to medal in this event at the World Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
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.
The FIL European Luge Championships, part of the International Luge Federation (FIL) have taken place since 1914. From 1914 to 1934, these championships were part of the Internationaler Schlittensportsverband. From 1935 to 1956, the championships were held under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing. Since 1962, the event has been under the auspices of the FIL and has been held in even-numbered years since 1980. Since 2012, it is held annually within a preselected World Cup stages in the so-called race-in-race mode. The results of non-European athletes at these World Cup stages are not counted for European Championships standings.
The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships, part of the International Luge Federation (FIL) have taken place on an almost biennial basis in non-Winter Olympics years since 1979. These championships are shown for natural tracks. See FIL World Luge Championships for all artificial track events that have taken place since 1955.
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 1980 took place in Passeier, Italy.
The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1986 took place in Fénis, Italy.
The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1990 took place in Gsies, Italy.
The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1992 took place in Bad Goisern, Austria.
The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1994 took place in Gsies, Italy. This was the second time the city had hosted the event having done so in 1990.
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 2001 took place in Stein an der Enns, Austria. This marked the first time the championships were held in consecutive years since the first two championships were held in 1979 and 1980. The mixed team event was added to these championships.
The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2005 took place in Latsch, Italy.
The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2007 took place in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. It was the first time that the championships were held outside Europe.
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.
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 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 World Luge Natural Track Championships 2009 took place 12–15 February 2009 in Moos, Italy. This was the second time the city hosted the event having done so in 1980.
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.
