The 2021 50th FIL World Luge Championships were held from 29 to 31 January 2021 in Königssee, Germany.[1] They were originally awarded to Calgary and Vancouver, Canada, but were moved because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
| 2021 FIL World Luge Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Königssee, Germany |
| Dates | 29–31 January |
Russia doping ban
editOn 9 December 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned Russia from all international sport for a period of four years, after the Russian government was found to have tampered with laboratory data that it provided to WADA in January 2019 as a condition of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency being reinstated. As a result of the ban, WADA plans to allow individually cleared Russian athletes to take part in the 2021-2022 World Championships and 2022 Summer Olympics under a neutral banner, as instigated at the 2018 Winter Olympics, but they will not be permitted to compete in team sports. The title of the neutral banner has yet to be determined; WADA Compliance Review Committee head Jonathan Taylor stated that the IOC would not be able to use "Olympic Athletes from Russia" (OAR) as it did in 2018, emphasizing that neutral athletes cannot be portrayed as representing a specific country.[3][4][5] Russia later filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the WADA decision.[6] After reviewing the case on appeal, CAS ruled on 17 December 2020 to reduce the penalty that WADA had placed on Russia. Instead of banning Russia from sporting events, the ruling allowed Russia to participate at the Olympics and other international events, but for a period of two years, the team cannot use the Russian name, flag, or anthem and must present themselves as "Neutral Athlete" or "Neutral Team". The ruling does allow for team uniforms to display "Russia" on the uniform as well as the use of the Russian flag colors within the uniform's design, although the name should be up to equal predominance as the "Neutral Athlete/Team" designation.[7]
Schedule
editSeven events were held.[8]
All times are local (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | Events |
|---|---|---|
| 29 January | 09:00 | Men's sprint qualification |
| Doubles' sprint qualification | ||
| Women's sprint qualification | ||
| 12:45 | Men's sprint final | |
| 13:40 | Doubles' sprint final | |
| 14:30 | Women's sprint final | |
| 30 January | 09:30 | Doubles 1st run |
| 10:50 | Doubles 2nd run | |
| 12:50 | Men 1st run | |
| 15:00 | Men 2nd run | |
| 31 January | 10:00 | Women 1st run |
| 11:50 | Women 2nd run | |
| 13:30 | Team relay |
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit* Host nation (Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany* | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 |  Austria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Russian Luge Federation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Latvia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Medalists
editReferences
edit- ^ 50th FIL World Luge Championships
- ^ "FIL Congress awards 50th World Championships to Whistler". Archived from the original on 2020-06-29.
- ^ MacInnes, Paul (9 December 2019). "Russia banned from Tokyo Olympics and football World Cup". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Russia banned for four years to include 2020 Olympics and 2022 World Cup". BBC Sport. 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "WADA lawyer defends lack of blanket ban on Russia". The Japan Times. AP. 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Russia Confirms It Will Appeal 4-Year Olympic Ban". Time. AP. 27 December 2019. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019.
- ^ Dunbar, Graham (December 17, 2020). "Russia can't use its name and flag at the next 2 Olympics". Associated Press. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ Schedule
- ^ Men's singles results
- ^ Men's sprint results
- ^ Women's singles results
- ^ Women's sprint results
- ^ Doubles results
- ^ Doubles' sprint results
- ^ Team relay results
External links
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