2008–09 Luge World Cup
International luge competition
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The 2008–09 Luge World Cup was a multi race competition over a season for luge. The season started on 29 November 2008 and ended on 21 February 2009. The World Cup was organised by the FIL and sponsored by Viessmann. These cups served as qualifiers for the 2010 Winter Olympics luge events in Vancouver.
Men's singles
Armin Zöggeler
Armin ZöggelerDoubles Christian Oberstolz / Patrick Gruber
Christian Oberstolz / Patrick GruberWomen's singles
Tatjana Hüfner
Tatjana HüfnerVenues9
| Winners | |
|---|---|
| Men's singles | Armin Zöggeler |
| Doubles | Christian Oberstolz / Patrick Gruber |
| Women's singles | Tatjana Hüfner |
| Competitions | |
| Venues | 9 |
Calendar
Standings
Men's singles
| Pos. | Luger | IGL | SIG | WIN | KÖN | CES | OBE | ALT | CAL | WHI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Armin Zöggeler | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 786 |
| 2. | David Möller | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 659 |
| 3. | Jan Eichhorn | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 506 |
| 4. | Felix Loch | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 480 | |||
| 5. | Andi Langenhan | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 453 |
| 6. |  Daniel Pfister | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | dnf | 447 |
| 7. |  Albert Demtschenko | dnf | 1 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 409 |
| 8. | Johannes Ludwig | 11 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 373 |
| 9. | Viktor Kneib | 5 | 5 | 8 | dsq | 7 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 352 |
| 10. | Martin Abentung | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 296 |
| 11. | Wolfgang Kindl | 6 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 285 |
| 12. |  Bengt Walden | 21 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 273 |
| 13. | Reinhold Rainer | 10 | dnf | 11 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 264 |
| 14. |  Stefan Höhener | 9 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 25 | 262 |
| 15. | David Mair | 17 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 257 |
| 16. | Wilfried Huber | 12 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 250 |
| 17. |  Guntis Rēķis | 23 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 30 | 222 | |
| 18. | Manuel Pfister | 19 | 27 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 219 |
| 19. |  Jeff Christie | 14 | 16 | 18 | 12 | dnf | 13 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 217 |
| 20. | Inārs Kivlenieks | 16 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 211 |
Doubles
| Pos. | Lugers | IGL | SIG | WIN | KÖN | CES | OBE | ALT | CAL | WHI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Christian Oberstolz / Patrick Gruber (ITA) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 735 |
| 2. | Patric Leitner / Alexander Resch (GER) | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 629 |
| 3. | Andreas Linger / Wolfgang Linger (AUT) | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 590 |
| 4. | Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt (GER) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 521 |
| 5. | Gerhard Plankensteiner / Oswald Haselrieder (ITA) | 1 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 504 | |
| 6. | Peter Penz / Georg Fischler (AUT) | 7 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 448 |
| 7. | Markus Schiegl / Tobias Schiegl (AUT) | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | dnf | 436 |
| 8. | Mark Grimmette / Brian Martin (USA) | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 371 |
| 9. | Andris Šics / Juris Šics (LAT) | 9 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 342 | |
| 10. | André Florschütz / Torsten Wustlich (GER) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 276 | |||||
| 11. | Michail Kuzmich / Stanislav Mikheev (RUS) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 272 |
| 12. |  Jan Harnis / Branislav Regec (SVK) | 26 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 245 |
| 13. | Christian Niccum / Dan Joye (USA) | 12 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 240 | |||
| 14. | Hans Peter Fischnaller / Patrick Schwienbacher (ITA) | 10 | dnf | 18 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 232 |
| 15. | Vladislav Yuzhakov / Vladimir Makhnutin (RUS) | 16 | 14 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 225 |
| 16. |  Andriy Kis / Yuriy Hayduk (UKR) | 18 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 221 |
| 17. | Chris Moffat / Mike Moffat (CAN) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 212 | |||
| 18. |  Antonín Brož / Lukáš Brož (CZE) | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 198 | |
| 19. | Toni Eggert / Marcel Oster (GER) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 172 | |||||
| 20. | Ivan Nevmerzhitski / Oleg Medvedev (RUS) | 22 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 166 |
Women's singles
| Pos. | Luger | IGL | SIG | WIN | KÖN | CES | OBE | ALT | CAL | WHI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tatjana Hüfner (GER) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 855 |
| 2. | Natalie Geisenberger (GER) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 785 |
| 3. | Anke Wischnewski (GER) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 592 |
| 4. | Nina Reithmayer (AUT) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 490 |
| 5. | Natalia Yakushenko (UKR) | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 484 |
| 6. | Erin Hamlin (USA) | 4 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 369 |
| 7. | Veronika Halder (AUT) | 10 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 354 |
| 8. | Alex Gough (CAN) | 39 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 317 |
| 9. |  Ewelina Staszulonek (POL) | 7 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 12 | 287 | |
| 10. | Anna Orlova (LAT) | 9 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 24 | 276 |
| 11. | Martina Kocher (SUI) | 23 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 270 |
| 12. | Steffi Sieger (GER) | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 256 | ||||
| 13. | Meaghan Simister (CAN) | 15 | 15 | 13 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 242 |
| 14. | Maija Tīruma (LAT) | dns | 17 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 237 | ||
| 15. | Liliya Ludan (UKR) | 16 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 225 |
| 16. | Natalia Khoreva (RUS) | 14 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 224 |
| 17. | Tatiana Ivanova (RUS) | 21 | 8 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 206 | |
| 18. | Alexandra Rodionova (RUS) | 13 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 204 | |
| 19. | Corinna Martini (GER) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 203 | |||||
| 20. |  Madoka Harada (JPN) | 11 | dnf | 20 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 25 | 17 | 193 |
References
- FIL-Luge.org December 19, 2008 on number of athletes allowed to participate for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. - accessed December 19, 2008.