Felix Loch

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Felix Loch (German pronunciation: [ˈfeːlɪks ˈlɔx]; born 24 July 1989) is a German luger and Olympic champion. He has been competing since 1995 and on the German national team since 2006. He has won fourteen medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, including twelve golds (Men's singles: 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016; Men's sprint 2016: Mixed team event: 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016) and two silvers (Men's singles: 2011, 2015). Loch's men's singles win in 2008 made him the youngest world champion ever at 18 years old. He is the youngest Olympic Gold Medalist in men's luge history.[3] As of 2022, Loch is a triple Olympic gold medalist.

Born (1989-07-24) 24 July 1989 (age 36)[1]
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
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Felix Loch
Loch in 2026
Personal information
Born (1989-07-24) 24 July 1989 (age 36)[1]
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
WebsiteFelixLoch.de
Sport
CountryGermany
SportLuge
Event
Singles
ClubRC Berchtesgaden
Turned pro2006[1]
Coached byNorbert Loch
Patric Leitner
Georg Hackl[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best153.98 km/h (95.68 mph)
Medal record
Men's luge
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2010 VancouverSingles
Gold medal – first place2014 SochiSingles
Gold medal – first place2014 SochiMixed team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 OberhofSingles
Gold medal – first place2008 OberhofMixed team
Gold medal – first place2009 Lake PlacidSingles
Gold medal – first place2009 Lake PlacidMixed team
Gold medal – first place2012 AltenbergSingles
Gold medal – first place2012 AltenbergMixed team
Gold medal – first place2013 WhistlerSingles
Gold medal – first place2013 WhistlerMixed team
Gold medal – first place2015 SiguldaMixed team
Gold medal – first place2016 KönigsseeSingles
Gold medal – first place2016 KönigsseeSprint
Gold medal – first place2016 KönigsseeMixed team
Gold medal – first place2019 WinterbergSingles
Gold medal – first place2023 OberhofSprint
Silver medal – second place2011 CesanaSingles
Silver medal – second place2015 SiguldaSingles
Silver medal – second place2019 WinterbergSprint
Silver medal – second place2021 KönigsseeSingles
Silver medal – second place2021 KönigsseeMixed team
Silver medal – second place2025 WhistlerSingles
Bronze medal – third place2019 WinterbergTeam relay
Bronze medal – third place2024 AlternbergSingles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 OberhofSingles
Gold medal – first place2013 OberhofMixed team
Gold medal – first place2015 SochiMixed team
Gold medal – first place2016 AltenbergSingles
Gold medal – first place2016 AltenbergMixed team
Gold medal – first place2021 SiguldaSingles
Gold medal – first place2026 OberhofTeam relay
Silver medal – second place2018 SiguldaSingles
Silver medal – second place2018 SiguldaMixed team
Silver medal – second place2023 SiguldaSingles
Silver medal – second place2026 OberhofSingles
Silver medal – second place2026 OberhofMixed singles
Bronze medal – third place2012 ParamonovoSingles
Bronze medal – third place2015 SochiSingles
Bronze medal – third place2021 SiguldaMixed team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 AltenbergSingles
Gold medal – first place2006 AltenbergMixed team
Gold medal – first place2007 CesanaSingles
Gold medal – first place2007 CesanaMixed team
Silver medal – second place2008 Lake PlacidSingles
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Career

At the 2008 FIL European Luge Championships in Cesana, Italy, he finished sixth in the men's singles event.

Previously he had won the 2006 Junior World Championship held in Altenberg, Germany. Loch is a member of the Club RC Berchtesgaden and currently lives at Schönau am Königssee though he was born in Sonneberg.

During International Training Week at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia on 7–15 November 2008, Loch injured his shoulder during training. Bob- und Schlittenverband für Deutschland (BSD) Sport Director Thomas Schwab stated that Loch would compete at the opening Luge World Cup event at Igls, Austria on 29–30 November 2008, which Loch did.[4]

On 21 February 2009, during the 2008-09 Luge World Cup season finale at Whistler Sliding Centre, Loch recorded the fastest registered speed in luge, 153.98 km/h (95.68 mph).[5]

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Loch again won the gold medal in men's Singles, marking his second consecutive Olympic victory,[6] and he was also in the German team which won gold in the inaugural team relay.

At the 2018 Winter Olympics, in the men's singles competition, Loch was a heavy favorite and indeed was leading the field after three runs, but in the last run made a mistake that cost him a medal. He ended in the fifth position.[7]

At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Loch entered the men singles event as a favorite to medal, but finished in sixth place.[8][9] Following the 2026 games, he announced his intention to continue to compete and aim for a spot at the 2030 Winter Olympics in France.[10]

In March 2026, Loch won his 8th Luge World Cup men's singles title.[9]

Luge results

Olympic Games

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Event Age Singles Team relay
Canada 2010 Vancouver20GoldN/a
Russia 2014 Sochi24GoldGold
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang285th
China 2022 Beijing324th
Italy 2026 Milan-Cortina366th
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World Championships

  • 21 medals – (14 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze)
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World Cup

More information Season, Singles ...
Season Singles Sprint Team relay Points Overall Singles Sprint
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6
2006–07 Cesana
Park City
10
Calgary
18
Nagano
Königssee
6
Oberhof
9
Altenberg
7
Winterberg
Sigulda
24
N/a N/a N/a N/a Calgary
Nagano
Königssee
Winterberg
N/a N/a 211 16th N/a N/a
2007–08 Lake Placid
5
Calgary
10
Winterberg
8
Innsbruck
12
Königssee
4
Altenberg
Sigulda 1
7
Sigulda 2
15
N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a Lake Placid
3
Winterberg
Königssee
Sigulda
N/a N/a 297 6th N/a N/a
2008–09 Innsbruck
Sigulda
Winterberg
Königssee
3
Cesana
2
Oberhof
2
Altenberg
2
Calgary
2
Whistler
3
N/a N/a N/a N/a Sigulda
Winterberg
Königssee
Oberhof
Altenberg
N/a 480 4th N/a N/a
2009–10 Calgary
4
Innsbruck
4
Altenberg
1
Lillehammer
3
Königssee
9
Winterberg
17
Oberhof
7
Cesana
2
N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a Innsbruck
Altenberg
1
Königssee
1
Winterberg
Oberhof
N/a 484 3rd N/a N/a
2010–11 Innsbruck
1
Winterberg
4
Calgary
3
Park City
4
Königssee
5
Oberhof
1
Altenberg
1

2
Sigulda
14
N/a N/a N/a N/a Innsbruck
Winterberg
Königssee
Oberhof
1
Altenberg
1
Sigulda
658 2nd N/a N/a
2011–12 Innsbruck
1
Whistler
1
Calgary
2
Königssee
1
Oberhof
1
Winterberg
1
St. Moritz
4
Sigulda
1

3
N/a N/a N/a N/a Innsbruck
Whistler
1
Königssee
2
Oberhof
1
Winterberg
1
Sigulda
3
815 1st N/a N/a
2012–13 Innsbruck
1
Königssee
2
Altenberg
1
Sigulda
3
Königssee
4
Oberhof
1
Winterberg
2
Lake Placid
Sochi
6
N/a N/a N/a N/a Innsbruck
Altenberg
1
Sigulda
1
Königssee
Lake Placid
Sochi
650 1st N/a N/a
2013–14 Lillehammer
3
Innsbruck
1
Winterberg
4
Whistler
1
Park City
5
Königssee
1
Oberhof
1
Altenberg
1
Sigulda
N/a N/a N/a N/a Innsbruck
1
Winterberg
Whistler
1
Park City
1
Königssee
1
Altenberg
3
685 1st N/a N/a
2014–15 Innsbruck
1
Lake Placid
2
Calgary
6
Königssee
1
Oberhof
1
Winterberg
1
Lillehammer
8
Altenberg
1
Sochi
3
Innsbruck
1
Calgary
14
Altenberg
1
N/a Lake Placid
1
Königssee
1
Oberhof
1
Winterberg
1
Lillehammer
1
Sochi
1
975 2nd N/a N/a
2015–16 Innsbruck
DSQ
Lake Placid
6
Park City
3
Calgary
1
Sigulda
1
Oberhof
1
Sochi
1
Altenberg
1
Winterberg
6
Park City
3
Calgary
1
Oberhof
1
N/a Innsbruck
Lake Placid
Sigulda
1
Sochi
2
Altenberg
1
Winterberg
940 1st
2016–17 Winterberg
4
Lake Placid
6
Whistler
6
Park City
5
Königssee
4
Sigulda
4
Oberhof
1
Pyeongchang
DNS
Altenberg
2
Winterberg
1
Park City
4
Sigulda
4
N/a Lake Placid
7
Königssee
Sigulda
2
Oberhof
1
Pyeongchang
Altenberg
1
748 2nd
2017–18 Innsbruck
3
Winterberg
2
Altenberg
1
Calgary
1
Lake Placid
7
Königssee
11
Oberhof
1
Lillehammer
5
Sigulda
2
Winterberg
1
Lake Placid
10
Lillehammer
8
Sigulda
3
Innsbruck
1
Altenberg
1
Calgary
1
Königssee
Oberhof
1
Sigulda
2
923 1st N/a
2018–19 Innsbruck
6
Whistler
2
Calgary
4
Lake Placid
5
Königssee
10
Sigulda
9
Altenberg
1
Oberhof
7
Sochi
8
Innsbruck
3
Lake Placid
8
Sochi
4
N/a Whistler
2
Calgary
1
Königssee
Sigulda
3
Oberhof
Sochi
2
685 3rd
2019–20 Innsbruck
6
Lake Placid
12
Whistler
2
Altenberg
3
Lillehammer
15
Sigulda
27
Oberhof
5
Winterberg
Königssee
4
Lake Placid
13
Whistler
4
Sigulda
N/a Innsbruck
3
Altenberg
2
Lillehammer
4
Oberhof
Winterberg
Königssee
1
482 7th
2020–21 Innsbruck
1
Altenberg
1
Oberhof
1
Winterberg
1
Königssee
1
Sigulda
1
Oberhof
1
Innsbruck
1
St. Moritz
3
Innsbruck
1
Winterberg
5
Innsbruck
3
N/a Innsbruck
1
Altenberg
4
Oberhof
1
Königssee
2
Sigulda
3
St. Moritz
CNX
1095 1st 1st 1st
2021–22 Yanqing
2
Sochi
2
Sochi
6
Altenberg
4
Innsbruck
Winterberg
6
Sigulda
2
Oberhof
3
St. Moritz
4
Sochi
7
Innsbruck
Sigulda
1
N/a Yanqing
Sochi
Altenberg
Winterberg
Oberhof
St. Moritz
691 3rd 3rd 6th
2022–23 Innsbruck
15
Whistler
1
Park City
2
Sigulda
4
Sigulda
2
Altenberg
3
Winterberg
3
St. Moritz
2
Winterberg
7
Innsbruck
Park City
3
Winterberg
3
N/a Whistler
1
Sigulda 1
2
Sigulda 2
Altenberg
St. Moritz
Winterberg
767 2nd 1st 6th
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