Luge World Cup 1997/98

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The 1997/98 Luge World Cup season began on November 22, 1997 in Sigulda in Latvia and ended on January 25, 1998 in Winterberg . Eighteen races were driven at six different World Cup locations. During the season the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano 1998 in Japan and the European Championship in Oberhof took place. Overall World Cup winner was the Italian Armin Zöggeler and his compatriot Gerda Weißensteiner . The US couple Mark Grimmette and Brian Martin won the doubles.

The season was held at six World Cup stations.

World Cup results

date place discipline winner Second Third
November 22-23, 1997 LatviaLatvia Sigulda Single seater (F) United StatesUnited States Cammy Myler ItalyItaly Gerda Weissensteiner GermanyGermany Sonja Wiedemann
Single seater (M) ItalyItaly Armin Zöggeler RussiaRussia Albert Demchenko ItalyItaly Norbert Huber
Double (M) United StatesUnited States Mark Grimmette Brian Martin
United StatesUnited States  		ItalyItaly Kurt Brugger Wilfried Huber
ItalyItaly  		United StatesUnited States Christopher Thorpe Gordon Sheer
United StatesUnited States 
November 29th to 30th, 1997 GermanyGermany Germany Single seater (F) AustriaAustria Andrea Tagwerker GermanyGermany Silke Kraushaar AustriaAustria Angelika Neuner
Single seater (M) ItalyItaly Armin Zöggeler ItalyItaly Norbert Huber AustriaAustria Markus Prock
Double (M) United StatesUnited States Mark Grimmette Brian Martin
United StatesUnited States  		ItalyItaly Gerhard Plankensteiner Oswald Haselrieder
ItalyItaly  		GermanyGermany Steffen Skel Steffen Wöller
GermanyGermany 
December 5th to 6th, 1997 AustriaAustria Igls Single seater (F) GermanyGermany Barbara Niedernhuber GermanyGermany Susi Erdmann GermanyGermany Sylke Otto
Single seater (M) AustriaAustria Gerhard Gleirscher GermanyGermany Georg Hackl ItalyItaly Armin Zöggeler
Double (M) GermanyGermany Stefan Krauße Jan Behrendt
GermanyGermany  		United StatesUnited States Christian Niccum Matt McClain
United StatesUnited States  		ItalyItaly Kurt Brugger Wilfried Huber
ItalyItaly 
December 20th to 21st, 1998 CanadaCanada Calgary Single seater (F) GermanyGermany Sylke Otto GermanyGermany Silke Kraushaar GermanyGermany Barbara Niedernhuber
Single seater (M) ItalyItaly Armin Zöggeler GermanyGermany Jens Müller GermanyGermany Georg Hackl
Double (M) United StatesUnited States Mark Grimmette Brian Martin
United StatesUnited States  		GermanyGermany Stefan Krauße Jan Behrendt
GermanyGermany  		ItalyItaly Gerhard Plankensteiner Oswald Haselrieder
ItalyItaly 
January 17th to 18th, 1998 GermanyGermany Altenberg Single seater (F) GermanyGermany Silke Kraushaar AustriaAustria Angelika Neuner AustriaAustria Andrea Tagwerker
Single seater (M) AustriaAustria Markus Prock GermanyGermany Jens Müller ItalyItaly Armin Zöggeler
Double (M) GermanyGermany Stefan Krauße Jan Behrendt
GermanyGermany  		United StatesUnited States Mark Grimmette Brian Martin
United StatesUnited States  		United StatesUnited States Chris Thorpe Gordy Sheer
United StatesUnited States 
January 24th to 25th, 1998 GermanyGermany Winterberg Single seater (F) GermanyGermany Sylke Otto GermanyGermany Silke Kraushaar GermanyGermany Barbara Niedernhuber
Single seater (M) ItalyItaly Wilfried Huber ItalyItaly Norbert Huber GermanyGermany Georg Hackl
Double (M) United StatesUnited States Mark Grimmette Brian Martin
United StatesUnited States  		AustriaAustria Markus Schiegl Tobias Schiegl
AustriaAustria  		ItalyItaly Kurt Brugger Wilfried Huber
ItalyItaly 

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