Natural Track Luge World Cup 1996/97

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Natural track tobogganing World Cup 1996/97 FIL.svg
winner
Ladies singles ItalyItaly Sonja Steinacher
Men's singles ItalyItaly Anton Blasbichler
Two-seater AustriaAustria Reinhard Beer - Herbert Kögl
Competitions
Venues 5
Individual competitions 6 each
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The Natural Track Luge World Cup 1996/97 was held in three disciplines and in six races each season.

Ladies singles

Results

date place Winner Second third
December 20-22, 1996 FinlandFinland Rautavaara AustriaAustria Elvia Holzknecht AustriaAustria Sandra Mariner ItalyItaly Sonja Steinacher
January 17-19, 1997 PolandPoland Szczyrk ItalyItaly Sonja Steinacher AustriaAustria Sandra Mariner ItalyItaly Simona Martin
January 22-24, 1997 ItalyItaly Toblach ItalyItaly Christa Gietl ItalyItaly Sonja Steinacher RussiaRussia Lyubov Panjutina
January 25-26, 1997 ItalyItaly Toblach RussiaRussia Lyubov Panjutina ItalyItaly Sonja Steinacher ItalyItaly Simona Martin
February 7th to 9th, 1997 AustriaAustria Obach RussiaRussia Lyubov Panjutina ItalyItaly Sonja Steinacher AustriaAustria Elvira Holzknecht
February 14-16, 1997 GermanyGermany Garmisch-Partenkirchen RussiaRussia Lyubov Panjutina AustriaAustria Elvira Holzknecht ItalyItaly Simona Martin

World Cup final stand

rank Surname Points
1 ItalyItaly Sonja Steinacher ?
2 RussiaRussia Lyubov Panjutina ?
3 ItalyItaly Simona Martin ?
4th AustriaAustria Sandra Mariner ?
5 AustriaAustria Elvira Holzknecht ?
6th ItalyItaly Christa Gietl ?

A total of 23 female tobogganists won World Cup points.

Men's singles

Results

date place winner Second Third
December 20-22, 1996 FinlandFinland Rautavaara ItalyItaly Manfred Graves AustriaAustria Georg Eberharter ItalyItaly Martin Gruber
January 17-19, 1997 PolandPoland Szczyrk ItalyItaly Martin Gruber ItalyItaly Anton Blasbichler AustriaAustria Gerhard Pilz
January 22-24, 1997 ItalyItaly Toblach ItalyItaly Anton Blasbichler ItalyItaly Martin Gruber ItalyItaly Reinhard Gruber
January 25-26, 1997 ItalyItaly Toblach ItalyItaly Martin Gruber ItalyItaly Reinhard Gruber AustriaAustria Gerhard Pilz
February 7th to 9th, 1997 AustriaAustria Obach ItalyItaly Anton Blasbichler AustriaAustria Stefan Karner ItalyItaly Martin Gruber
February 14-16, 1997 GermanyGermany Garmisch-Partenkirchen ItalyItaly Anton Blasbichler ItalyItaly Martin Gruber AustriaAustria Gerhard Pilz

World Cup final stand

rank Surname Points
1 ItalyItaly Anton Blasbichler ?
2 ItalyItaly Martin Gruber ?
3 ItalyItaly Manfred Graves ?
4th AustriaAustria Georg Eberharter ?
5 AustriaAustria Robert Tomelitsch ?
6th AustriaAustria Gerhard Pilz Reinhard Gruber
ItalyItaly  		?

A total of 50 tobogganists won World Cup points.

Two-seater

Results

date place winner Second Third
December 20-22, 1996 FinlandFinland Rautavaara AustriaAustria Reinhard Beer
Herbert Kögl
 AustriaAustria Helmut Ruetz
Andi Ruetz
 ItalyItaly Martin Psenner
Anton Blasbichler
January 17-19, 1997 PolandPoland Szczyrk AustriaAustria Martin Schneebauer
Peter Lechner
 ItalyItaly Roland Niedermair
Hubert Burger
 AustriaAustria Helmut Ruetz
Andi Ruetz
January 22-24, 1997 ItalyItaly Toblach AustriaAustria Reinhard Beer
Herbert Kögl
 ItalyItaly Martin Psenner
Anton Blasbichler
 AustriaAustria Helmut Ruetz
Andi Ruetz
January 25-26, 1997 ItalyItaly Toblach AustriaAustria Reinhard Beer
Herbert Kögl
 AustriaAustria Helmut Ruetz
Andi Ruetz
 ItalyItaly Roland Niedermair
Hubert Burger
February 7th to 9th, 1997 AustriaAustria Obach AustriaAustria Helmut Ruetz
Andi Ruetz
 AustriaAustria Reinhard Beer
Herbert Kögl
 AustriaAustria Martin Schneebauer
Peter Lechner
February 14-16, 1997 GermanyGermany Garmisch-Partenkirchen ItalyItaly Martin Psenner
Christian Hafner
 AustriaAustria Helmut Ruetz
Andi Ruetz
 ItalyItaly Roland Niedermair
Hubert Burger

World Cup final stand

rank Surname Points
1 AustriaAustria Reinhard Beer - Herbert Kögl ?
2 AustriaAustria Helmut Ruetz - Andi Ruetz ?
3 AustriaAustria Martin Schneebauer - Peter Lechner ?
4th ItalyItaly Roland Niedermair - Hubert Burger ?
5 PolandPoland Marcin Pawlus - Andrzej Laszczak ?
6th PolandPoland Jacek Andrzejewski - Michał Andrzejewski ?

A total of 13 doubles won World Cup points.

Nations ranking

rank country Points
1 ItalyItaly Italy ?
2 AustriaAustria Austria ?
3 PolandPoland Poland ?
4th GermanyGermany Germany ?
5 SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia ?
6th FinlandFinland Finland ?

All in all, tobogganers from twelve nations won World Cup points.

literature

  • Harald Steyrer, Herbert Wurzer, Egon Theiner: 50 years FIL 1957 - 2007. The history of the International Luge Federation in three volumes . tape II . Egoth Verlag, Vienna 2007, ISBN 978-3-902480-46-0 , p. 376-377 .