2017 FIL World Luge Championships  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | men | women | ||
| Doubles | doubles | |||
| Sprint | men | doubles | women | |
| Relay | mixed | |||
The 2017 FIL World Luge Championships took place under the auspices of the International Luge Federation at the Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria from 27 to 29 January 2017.
Five events were held. [1]
| Date | Time | Events |
|---|---|---|
| 27 January | 13:30 | Sprint |
| 28 January | 10:00 | Women |
| 13:30 | Doubles | |
| 29 January | 10:25 | Men |
| 15:00 | Team relay |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 |  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 nations) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
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