FIL Junior World Cup Luge on natural track

The FIL Junior World Cup Luge on Natural Track is a competition series in natural track luge organized by the International Luge Federation (FIL) and was introduced by the FIL to promote the international development of the sport as a replacement for the Intercontinental Cup (IC Cup, later European Cup). It has been held annually from December to February since winter 2014/15. The overall winners in the single-seater women , single-seater men and doubles disciplines for the junior and youth classes are determined in four races . Both men and women can compete in the two-seater, but the participants are almost exclusively men. All athletes with a valid FIL license who are at least 15 years of age and not yet 21 years of age in the year in which the season ends are eligible to participate. A maximum of six women in singles, six men in singles and three pairs of doubles can take part in a World Cup race per national association.

The result of a World Cup race is determined by the sum of the times achieved in two competition runs. In exceptional weather or track conditions, the race can also be decided in just one round. The starting order in the first run is determined by the intermediate result in the World Cup classification. The World Cup leader starts last and the athletes with few or no World Cup points start first. In the first race of the season, the overall result of the previous year is decisive. The second run will start after the broken ranking of the first run, so the half-time leader will start last. At least one forerunner must drive on the track before each competition run.

Awarding of points and overall evaluation

For each World Cup race, World Cup points are awarded according to the FIL point system. The winner receives 100 points, the second placed 85 points, the third placed 70 points and the further ranks fewer and fewer points, up to 39th place, for which two points are awarded. From 40th place, all athletes receive a World Cup point.

space	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	20th
Points	100	85	70	60	55	50	46	42	39	36	34	32	30th	28	26th	25th	24	23	22nd	21st
space	21st	22nd	23	24	25th	26th	27	28	29	30th	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	≥ 40
Points	20th	19th	18th	17th	16	15th	14th	13	12	11	10	9	8th	7th	6th	5	4th	3	2	1

The overall World Cup ranking for each discipline and the national ranking result from the sum of the points scored in the World Cup races. In the doubles, the respective pairs are rated and not the athletes. If a toboggan runner starts in a two-seater with different partners during a season, these teams are rated individually.

Overall winner

The following table provides an overview of the overall winners of the FIL Junior World Cup as well as links to the individual World Cup seasons, which contain a list of the podium places in all World Cup races and the overall ratings of the individual disciplines:

season	Single seater men	Single-seater women	Two-seater
2014/15	Thomas Unterholzner	Alexandra Pfattner	Armin Folie - Elias Gruber
2015/16	Jack Leslie	Theresa Maurer	Rafal Zsuwal - Pawel Spratek
2016/17	Fabian Achenrainer	Daniela Mittermair	Fabian Achenrainer - Miguel Brugger
2017/18	Fabian Achenrainer	Nadine Staffler	Fabian Achenrainer - Miguel Brugger
2018/19	Fabian Achenrainer	Lisa Walch	Fabian Achenrainer - Miguel Brugger
2019/20	Daniel Gruber	Lisa Walch	Maximilian Pichler - Matthias Pichler

Eternal medal table

space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1.	Italy	25th	32	35	92
2.	Austria	29	18th	10	57
3.	Germany	8th	08th	08th	24
4th	Russia	2	7th	7th	16
5.	New Zealand	2	3	2	07th
6th	Poland	2	00	00	02
7th	Ukraine		1	2	03
8th.	Slovenia		1	01	02
9.	Bulgaria			01	01

Web links

• International Luge Regulations Natural Track (Edition 2013) (PDF; 668 kB)
• Race results for the 2014/15 season and overall standings on the website of the International Luge Federation