2025–26 Luge World Cup
| 2025–26 Luge World Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Discipline | Men | Women | |
| Singles | Felix Loch (8) | Julia Taubitz (6) | |
| Doubles |
Germany Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt (7) |
Austria Selina Egle Lara Kipp (2) | |
| Team Relay | Austria | ||
| Competition | |||
| Edition | 49th | 49th | |
| Locations | 9 | 9 | |
The 2025–26 FIL Luge World Cup (official: Eberspächer Luge World Cup), was the 49th World Cup season for men and women as the highest level of international luge competitions.[1]
The season started on 6 December 2025 in Winterberg, Germany and concluded on 8 March 2026 in Altenberg, Germany[2]
The season featured a break in February for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, whose results are not included in the World Cup standings.
Season overview
A total of nine World Cup weekends are planned on seven routes in four countries.
Map of world cup hosts
The following list contains all 9 World Cup hosts of the season (including Cortina d'Ampezzo - host of the luge events at the 2026 Winter Olympics).
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Europe |
North America 2025–26 Luge World Cup (North America) Olympic Games European Championships World Cup | |||||
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Men
Calendar
| No. | Date | Place (In brackets Stage) |
Discipline | Winner | Time | Second | Time | Third | Time | R. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6–7 December 2025 | Winterberg I (1) | Singles | Felix Loch | 1:43.160 (51.750 / 51.410) |
Jonas Müller | 1:43.250 (51.835 / 51.415) |
Max Langenhan | 1:43.428 (51.816 / 51.612) |
[3] |
| 2 | Doubles | Austria Juri Gatt Riccardo Schöpf |
1:25.609 (42.723 / 42.886) |
Germany Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt |
1:25.717 (42.783 / 42.934) |
Austria Yannick Müller Armin Frauscher |
1:25.801 (42.811 / 42.990) |
[4] | ||
| 3 | 12–13 December 2025 | Park City (2) | Singles | Jonas Müller | 1:29.640 (44.652 / 44.988) |
Max Langenhan | 1:29.897 (44.806 / 45.091) |
Leon Felderer | 1:30.148 (44.866 / 45.282) |
[5] |
| 4 | Doubles | Germany Toni Eggert Florian Müller |
1:26.222 (43.075 / 43.147) |
United States Zachary Di Gregorio Sean Hollander |
1:26.273 (43.015 / 43.258) |
Italy Ivan Nagler Fabian Malleier |
1:26.356 (43.132 / 43.224) |
[6] | ||
| 5 | 19–20 December 2025 | Lake Placid(3) | Singles | Felix Loch | 1:41.766 (50.858 / 50.908) |
Max Langenhan | 1:41.820 (50.920 / 50.900) |
Wolfgang Kindl | 1:41.969 (51.067 / 50.902) |
[7] |
| 6 | Doubles | United States Marcus Mueller Ansel Haugsjaa |
1:27.509 (43.766 / 43.743) |
Latvia Mārtiņš Bots Roberts Plūme |
1:27.567 (43.851 / 43.716) |
Austria Yannick Müller Armin Frauscher |
1:27.649 (43.823 / 43.826) |
[8] | ||
| 7 | 3–4 January 2026 | Sigulda (4) | Singles | Felix Loch | 1:35.409 (47.738 / 47.671) |
Jonas Müller | 1:35.490 (47.776 / 47.714) |
Max Langenhan | 1:35.508 (47.801 / 47.707) |
[9] |
| 8 | Doubles | Latvia Eduards Ševics-Mikeļševics Lūkass Krasts |
1:23.508 (41.715 / 41.793) |
Germany Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt |
1:23.586 (41.751 / 41.835) |
Latvia Mārtiņš Bots Roberts Plūme |
1:23.593 (41.805 / 41.788) |
[10] | ||
| 9 | 10–11 January 2026 | Winterberg II (5) | Singles | Jonas Müller | 1:42.899 (51.299 / 51.600) |
Felix Loch | 1:43.005 (51.581 / 51.423) |
Nico Gleirscher | 1:43.016 (51.486 / 51.530) |
[11] |
| 10 | Doubles | Germany Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt |
1:25.599 (42.757 / 42.842) |
Austria Thomas Steu Wolfgang Kindl |
1:25.653 (42.719 / 42.934) |
Austria Juri Gatt Riccardo Schöpf |
1:25.688 (42.767 / 42.921) |
[12] | ||
| 57th FIL European Championships 2026 (17–18 January) | ||||||||||
| 11 | 17–18 January 2026 | Oberhof I (6) | Singles | Jonas Müller | 1:24.549 (42.275 / 42.274) |
Felix Loch | 1:24.640 (42.351 / 42.289) |
Max Langenhan | 1:24.824 (42.513 / 42.311) |
[13] |
| 12 | Doubles | Germany Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt |
1:22.687 (41.360 / 41.327) |
Germany Toni Eggert Florian Müller |
1:22.941 (41.420 / 41.521) |
Austria Juri Gatt Riccardo Schöpf |
1:23.076 (41.539 / 41.537) |
[14] | ||
| 13 | 23–24 January 2026 | Oberhof II (7) | Singles | Felix Loch | 1:24.673 (42.288 / 42.385) |
Jonas Müller | 1:24.762 (42.313 / 42.449) |
Max Langenhan | 1:24.994 (42.420 / 42.574) |
[15] |
| 14 | Doubles | Germany Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt |
1:22.575 (41.274 / 41.301) |
Austria Thomas Steu Wolfgang Kindl |
1:22.727 (41.305 / 41.422) |
Austria Juri Gatt Riccardo Schöpf |
1:22.785 (41.374 / 41.411) |
[16] | ||
| XXV Olympic Winter Games (7–12 February)[a] | ||||||||||
| OLY | 7–12 February 2026 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | Singles | Max Langenhan | 3:31.191 (52.924 / 52.902 / 52.705 / 52.660) |
Jonas Müller | 3:31.787 (52.959 / 53.029 / 52.837 / 52.962) |
Dominik Fischnaller | 3:32.125 (53.085 / 53.039 / 52.949 / 53.052) |
[17] |
| Doubles | Italy Emanuel Rieder Simon Kainzwaldner |
1:45.086 (52.499 / 52.587) |
Austria Thomas Steu Wolfgang Kindl |
1:45.154 (52.485 / 52.669) |
Germany Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt |
1:45.176 (52.583 / 52.593) |
[18] | |||
| 15 | 28 February–1 March 2026 | St. Moritz (8) | Singles | Max Langenhan | 2:12.402 (1:06.061 / 1:06.341) |
Felix Loch | 2:12.749 (1:06.256 / 1:06.493) |
Jonas Müller | 2:13.160 (1:06.053 / 1:07.107) |
[19] |
| 16 | Doubles | Austria Thomas Steu Wolfgang Kindl |
1:46.693 (53.235 / 53.458) |
Italy Ivan Nagler Fabian Malleier |
1:46.697 (53.391 / 53.306) |
Germany Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt |
1:46.807 (53.394 / 53.413) |
[20] | ||
| 17 | 7–8 March 2026 | Altenberg (9) | Singles | Felix Loch | 1:46.069 (53.071 / 52.998) |
Dominik Fischnaller | 1:46.433 (53.313 / 53.120) |
David Gleirscher | 1:46.503 (53.323 / 53.180) |
[21] |
| 18 | Doubles | Austria Thomas Steu Wolfgang Kindl |
1:22.754 (41.149 / 41.605) |
Austria Juri Gatt Riccardo Schöpf |
1:22.880 (41.297 / 41.583) |
Germany Toni Eggert Florian Müller |
1:22.904 (41.291 / 41.613) |
[22] | ||
Standings
Singles
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Doubles
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Women
Calendar
| No. | Date | Place (In brackets Stage) |
Discipline | Winner | Time | Second | Time | Third | Time | R. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6–7 December 2025 | Winterberg I (1) | Singles | Hannah Prock | 1:51.648 (55.742 / 55.906) |
Merle Fräbel | 1:51.678 (55.874 / 55.804) |
Dorothea Schwarz | 1:51.857 (55.786 / 56.071) |
[23] |
| 2 | Doubles | Germany Jessica Degenhardt Cheyenne Rosenthal |
1:26.881 (43.308 / 43.573) |
Austria Selina Egle Lara Kipp |
1:26.950 (43.368 / 43.582) |
Germany Dajana Eitberger Magdalena Matschina |
1:27.015 (43.463 / 43.552) |
[24] | ||
| 3 | 12–13 December 2025 | Park City (2) | Singles | Summer Britcher | 1:26.961 (43.291 / 43.670) |
Verena Hofer | 1:27.066 (43.396 / 43.670) |
Ashley Farquharson | 1:27.070 (43.539 / 43.531) |
[25] |
| 4 | Doubles | Germany Dajana Eitberger Magdalena Matschina |
1:27.140 (43.514 / 43.626) |
Austria Selina Egle Lara Kipp |
1:27.416 (43.666 / 43.750) |
Germany Jessica Degenhardt Cheyenne Rosenthal |
1:27.648 (43.799 / 43.849) |
[26] | ||
| 5 | 19–20 December 2025 | Lake Placid(3) | Singles | Julia Taubitz | 1:28.824 (44.490 / 44.334) |
Ashley Farquharson | 1:28.956 (44.478 / 44.478) |
Summer Britcher | 1:29.054 (44.610 / 44.444) |
[27] |
| 6 | Doubles | Austria Selina Egle Lara Kipp |
1:28.310 (44.151 / 44.159) |
Germany Dajana Eitberger Magdalena Matschina |
1:28.594 (44.275 / 44.319) |
United States Chevonne Forgan Sophia Kirkby |
1:29.119 (44.681 / 44.438) |
[28] | ||
| 7 | 3–4 January 2026 | Sigulda (4) | Singles | Summer Britcher | 1:23.840 (41.938 / 41.902) |
Lisa Schulte | 1:23.877 (41.934 / 41.943) |
Julia Taubitz | 1:23.931 (41.933 / 41.998) |
[29] |
| 8 | Doubles | Austria Selina Egle Lara Kipp |
1:24.814 (42.385 / 42.429) |
Germany Dajana Eitberger Magdalena Matschina |
1:24.845 (42.345 / 42.500) |
Italy Andrea Vötter Marion Oberhofer |
1:25.017 (42.583 / 42.434) |
[30] | ||
| 9 | 10–11 January 2026 | Winterberg II (5) | Singles | Hannah Prock | 1:51.885 (56.005 / 55.880) |
Julia Taubitz | 1:51.972 (56.036 / 55.936) |
Verena Hofer | 1:52.250 (56.180 / 56.070) |
[31] |
| 10 | Doubles | Germany Jessica Degenhardt Cheyenne Rosenthal |
1:26.710 (43.321 / 43.389) |
Austria Selina Egle Lara Kipp |
1:26.810 (43.394 / 43.416) |
Germany Dajana Eitberger Magdalena Matschina |
1:27.079 (43.442 / 43.663) |
[32] | ||
| 57th FIL European Championships 2026 (17–18 January) | ||||||||||
| 11 | 17–18 January 2026 | Oberhof I (6) | Singles | Merle Fräbel | 1:22.867 (41.403 / 41.464) |
Lisa Schulte | 1:23.146 (41.600 / 41.546) |
Natalie Maag | 1:23.148 (41.550 / 41.598) |
[33] |
| 12 | Doubles | Germany Jessica Degenhardt Cheyenne Rosenthal |
1:23.956 (42.004 / 41.952) |
Austria Selina Egle Lara Kipp |
1:24.137 (42.153 / 41.984) |
Germany Dajana Eitberger Magdalena Matschina |
1:24.288 (42.179 / 42.109) |
[34] | ||
| 13 | 23–24 January 2026 | Oberhof II (7) | Singles | Merle Fräbel | 1:23.330 (41.752 / 41.578) |
Lisa Schulte | 1:23.435 (41.684 / 41.751) |
Julia Taubitz | 1:23.467 (41.816 / 41.651) |
[35] |
| 14 | Doubles | Austria Selina Egle Lara Kipp |
1:24.086 (42.012 / 42.074) |
Germany Elisa-Marie Storch Pauline Patz |
1:24.241 (42.110 / 42.131) |
Italy Andrea Vötter Marion Oberhofer |
1:24.250 (42.044 / 42.206) |
[36] | ||
| XXV Olympic Winter Games (7–12 February)[a] | ||||||||||
| OLY | 7–12 February 2026 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | Singles | Julia Taubitz | 3:30.625 (52.638 / 52.550 / 52.730 / 52.707) |
Elīna Ieva Bota | 3:31.543 (52.878 / 52.805 / 52.939 / 52.921) |
Ashley Farquharson | 3:31.582 (52.862 / 52.934 / 52.877 / 52.909) |
[37] |
| Doubles | Italy Andrea Vötter Marion Oberhofer |
1:46.284 (53.102 / 53.182) |
Germany Dajana Eitberger Magdalena Matschina |
1:46.404 (53.124 / 53.280) |
Austria Selina Egle Lara Kipp |
1:46.543 (53.193 / 53.350) |
[38] | |||
| 15 | 28 February–1 March 2026 | St. Moritz (8) | Singles | Julia Taubitz | 1:48.144 (54.280 / 53.864) |
Merle Fräbel | 1:48.265 (54.073 / 54.192) |
Verena Hofer | 1:48.369 (54.191 / 54.178) |
[39] |
| 16 | Doubles | Italy Andrea Vötter Marion Oberhofer |
1:48.506 (54.175 / 54.331) |
Germany Elisa-Marie Storch Pauline Patz |
1:49.101 (54.532 / 54.569) |
Latvia Anda Upīte Madara Pavlova |
1:49.111 (54.544 / 54.567) |
[40] | ||
| 17 | 7–8 March 2026 | Altenberg (9) | Singles | Merle Fräbel | 1:43.790 (52.036 / 51.754) |
Julia Taubitz | 1:43.927 (52.069 / 51.858) |
Kendija Aparjode | 1:43.933 (52.034 / 51.899) |
[41] |
| 18 | Doubles | Austria Selina Egle Lara Kipp |
1:23.783 (41.939 / 41.844) |
Germany Dajana Eitberger Magdalena Matschina |
1:23.934 (42.048 / 41.886) |
Latvia Marta Robežniece Kitija Bogdanova |
1:24.065 (42.043 / 42.022) |
[42] | ||
Standings
Singles
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Doubles
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Mixed
Calendar
Standings
Team Relay
| No. | Date | Place (In brackets Stage) |
Winner | Time | Second | Time | Third | Time | R. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 December 2025 | Winterberg I (1) | Germany | 3:13.155 | Austria | 3:13.784 | Latvia | 3:14.796 | [48] |
| 2 | 13 December 2025 | Park City (2) | Italy | 3:05.885 | Austria | 3:06.092 | United States | 3:06.451 | [49] |
| 3 | 4 January 2026 | Sigulda (4) | Austria | 3:01.215 | Latvia | 3:01.510 | United States | 3:01.643 | [50] |
| 4 | 11 January 2026 | Winterberg II (5) | Germany | 3:12.106 | Austria | 3:12.729 | Italy | 3:12.834 | [51] |
| 5 | 18 January 2026 | Oberhof I (6)[b] | Germany | 3:10.452 | Austria | 3:10.599 | Latvia | 3:11.362 | [52] |
| OLY | 12 February 2026 | Cortina d'Ampezzo[a] | Germany | 3:41.672 | Austria | 3:42.214 | Italy | 3:42.521 | [53] |
| 6 | 8 March 2026 | Altenberg (9) | Austria | 3:11.454 | Italy | 3:11.672 | Latvia | 3:12.685 | [54] |
Rankings
Podium table by nation
Table showing the World Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 25 | 21 | 12 | 58 |
| 2 | Austria | 16 | 18 | 13 | 47 |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Italy | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | Latvia | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 141 | |
Points distribution
The table shows the number of points won in the 2025–26 Luge World Cup for men and women.
| Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Singles, Doubles & Relay | 100 | 85 | 70 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 46 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Notes
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