Natural Track Luge World Cup 1997/98

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Natural track tobogganing World Cup 1997/98 FIL.svg
winner
Ladies singles AustriaAustria Elvira Holzknecht
Men's singles ItalyItaly Reinhard Gruber
Two-seater AustriaAustria Helmut Ruetz - Andi Ruetz
Competitions
Venues 5
Individual competitions 6 each
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The 1997/98 Natural Track Luge World Cup was held in three disciplines and six races each season.

Ladies singles

Results

date place Winner Second third
November 21-23, 1997 AustriaAustria Soelden AustriaAustria Elvira Holzknecht ItalyItaly Simona Martin AustriaAustria Sandra Mariner
January 16-18, 1998 ItalyItaly Kronplatz ItalyItaly Christa Gietl ItalyItaly Simona Martin RussiaRussia Lyubov Panjutina
January 22-23, 1998 AustriaAustria Oberperfuss AustriaAustria Elvira Holzknecht AustriaAustria Sandra Mariner ItalyItaly Sonja Steinacher
January 24-25, 1998 AustriaAustria Oberperfuss AustriaAustria Elvira Holzknecht ItalyItaly Sonja Steinacher AustriaAustria Sandra Mariner
February 6-8, 1998 SloveniaSlovenia Železniki ItalyItaly Irene Mitterstieler RussiaRussia Lyubov Panjutina AustriaAustria Sandra Mariner
February 13-15, 1998 ItalyItaly Mölten AustriaAustria Elvira Holzknecht ItalyItaly Irene Mitterstieler RussiaRussia Lyubov Panjutina

World Cup final stand

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

A total of 17 female tobogganists won World Cup points.

Men's singles

Results

date place winner Second Third
November 21-23, 1997 AustriaAustria Soelden AustriaAustria Gerhard Pilz ItalyItaly Manfred Graves ItalyItaly Anton Blasbichler
January 16-18, 1998 ItalyItaly Kronplatz ItalyItaly Reinhard Gruber ItalyItaly Martin Gruber ItalyItaly Anton Blasbichler
January 22-23, 1998 AustriaAustria Oberperfuss ItalyItaly Reinhard Gruber AustriaAustria Gerhard Pilz ItalyItaly Manfred Graves
January 24-25, 1998 AustriaAustria Oberperfuss ItalyItaly Martin Gruber ItalyItaly Manfred Graves ItalyItaly Anton Blasbichler
February 6-8, 1998 SloveniaSlovenia Železniki ItalyItaly Reinhard Gruber ItalyItaly Martin Gruber ItalyItaly Anton Blasbichler
February 13-15, 1998 ItalyItaly Mölten ItalyItaly Martin Gruber ItalyItaly Reinhard Gruber AustriaAustria Gerhard Pilz

World Cup final stand

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

A total of 46 tobogganists won World Cup points.

Two-seater

Results

date place winner Second Third
November 21-23, 1997 AustriaAustria Soelden AustriaAustria Helmut Ruetz
Andi Ruetz
 ItalyItaly Manfred Graves
Hubert Burger
 AustriaAustria Martin Schneebauer
Peter Lechner
January 16-18, 1998 ItalyItaly Kronplatz ItalyItaly Martin Psenner
Christian Hafner
 ItalyItaly Manfred Graves
Hubert Burger
 AustriaAustria Reinhard Beer
Herbert Kögl
January 22-23, 1998 AustriaAustria Oberperfuss AustriaAustria Reinhard Beer
Herbert Kögl
 ItalyItaly Martin Psenner
Christian Hafner
 AustriaAustria Helmut Ruetz
Andi Ruetz
January 24-25, 1998 AustriaAustria Oberperfuss AustriaAustria Helmut Ruetz
Andi Ruetz
 AustriaAustria Reinhard Beer
Herbert Kögl
 AustriaAustria Martin Schneebauer
Peter Lechner
February 6-8, 1998 SloveniaSlovenia Železniki AustriaAustria Reinhard Beer
Herbert Kögl
 AustriaAustria Helmut Ruetz
Andi Ruetz
 ItalyItaly Martin Psenner
Christian Hafner
February 13-15, 1998 ItalyItaly Mölten ItalyItaly Martin Psenner
Christian Hafner
 AustriaAustria Helmut Ruetz
Andi Ruetz
 AustriaAustria Martin Scheebauer
Peter Lechner

World Cup final stand

rank Surname Points
1 AustriaAustria Helmut Ruetz - Andi Ruetz ?
2 ItalyItaly Martin Psenner - Christian Hafner ?
3 AustriaAustria Reinhard Beer - Herbert Kögl ?
4th ItalyItaly Manfred Gräber - Hubert Burger ?
5 AustriaAustria Martin Schneebauer - Peter Lechner ?
6th PolandPoland Marcin Pawlus - Andrzej Laszczak ?

A total of eleven doubles won World Cup points.

Nations ranking

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

Overall, tobogganers from 14 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. 378-379 .