The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2010 was held 15–17 January 2010 in Sankt Sebastian, Austria. A team event debuted at these championships, the first change to the FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships since they began in 1970.[1] Italy earned their 100th medal at these championships.
Men's singles
16 January 2010 following women's run 2. 17 January 2010 at 09:30 CET (run 2) and 12:00 CET.[1] Pigneter won his first gold medal in this event after two straight bronzes. He also won his second gold and third medal at these championships with the fastest time in all three runs.[2]
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Patrick Pigneter (ITA) |
3:32.24 |
| Silver |  Thomas Kammerlander (AUT) |
3:33.24 |
| Bronze | Anton Blasbichler (ITA) |
3:33.93 |
Women's singles
16 January 2010 following doubles run 1. Run 2 at 12:00 CET same day. 17 January 2010 at 11:00 CET.[1] Gietl led after the first run while Lanthaler had the fastest second and third runs, but it was not enough to catch Lavrentyeva, who won her second straight championships and third overall. Lanthaler earned her first medal in the championships while Gietl won her third straight bronze.[2]
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Yekaterina Lavrentyeva (RUS) |
3:38.76 |
| Silver | Evelin Lanthaler (ITA) |
3:38.84 |
| Bronze | Renate Gietl (ITA) |
3:39.08 |
Men's doubles
First run on 16 January 2010 at 09:30 CET. Second run on 11:30 CET same day.[1] Pigneter and Clara won their first European title by having the fastest times in both runs. Three-time defending World Champions Pavel Porzhnev and Ivan Lazarev of Russia finished sixth.[3]
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Italy (Patrick Pigneter, Florian Clara) |
2:30.77 |
| Silver |  Poland (Andrzej Laszczak, Damian Waniczek) |
2:32.29 |
| Bronze | Russia (Aleksandr Yegorov, Pyotr Popov) |
2:32.58 |
Mixed team
15 January 2010 at 18:30 CET.[1] Points were awarded rather than by time.[4]
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Austria (Melanie Batkowski, Thomas Kammerlander, Christian Schopf, Andreas Schopf) |
86 |
| Silver | Italy (Renate Gietl, Alex Gruber, Patrick Pigneter, Florian Clara) |
85 |
| Bronze | Austria (Marlies Wagner, Gerald Kammerlander, Christian Schatz, Gerhard Mühlbacher) |
80 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 European Championships, January 14th-17th, 2010 in St. Sebastian/Mariazell (AUT). at the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (14 January 2010 article accessed 15 January 2010.)
- 1 2 European Championships St. Sebastian/Mariazell. at the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (17 January 2010 article accessed 17 January 2010.)
- ↑ European Championships St. Sebastian/Mariazell (AUT). at the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (16 January 2010 article accessed 16 January 2010.)
- ↑ European Championships St. Sebastian/Mariazell (AUT). at the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (15 January 2010 article accessed 16 January 2010.)
- 2009-10 FIL-Luge Natural track calendar, including St. Sebatien's championship dates - accessed 22 November 2009.
- Men's doubles natural track European champions
- Men's singles natural track European champions
- Women's singles natural track European champions
