Overview
- Felix Loch leads the luge World Cup and heads into the Oberhof European Championships and the Milan–Cortina Olympics as the favorite.
- The Königssee ice track is scheduled to reopen in autumn 2026 without the men’s start, with that section now expected around 2029, jeopardizing the awarded 2028 World Championships.
- With the 2028 event at risk, federations are negotiating with Innsbruck and Lake Placid about relocation and a possible one‑year shift, even as Innsbruck‑Igls remains unable to host luge and skeleton World Cups after a €30 million upgrade.
- German sport director Thomas Schwab reports regional youth participation in luge has dropped by roughly 50% during the Königssee outage and warns of a potential medal decline by 2034.
- In bobsleigh, Johannes Lochner has dominated this season and has secured the overall crystal globes, while Francesco Friedrich has prioritized testing and Olympic preparation over World Cup results.