Felix Loch (; 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. As of 2022, Loch is a triple Olympic gold medalist.
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.20 November 2008 FIL-Luge.org article on Loch's shoulder injury during International Training Week at the Whistler Sliding Centre – accessed 21 November 2008.
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, . (22 February 2009 article accessed 22 February 2009.)
At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Loch again won the gold medal in men's Singles, marking his second consecutive Olympic victory, 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.
At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Loch entered the men singles event as a favorite to medal, but finished in sixth place. Following the 2026 games, he announced his intention to continue to compete and aim for a spot at the 2030 Winter Olympics in France.
In March 2026, Loch won his 8th Luge World Cup men's singles title.
Luge results Olympic Games EventAge Singles Team relay 2010 Vancouver 20 Gold 2014 Sochi 24 Gold Gold 2018 Pyeongchang 28 5th — 2022 Beijing 32 4th — 2026 Milan-Cortina 36 6th —
World Championships 21 medals – (14 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze) YearAge Singles Sprint Team relay Mixed singles 2008 Oberhof 19 Gold Gold rowspan=13 2009 Lake Placid 20 Gold Gold 2011 Cesena 22 Silver 2012 Altenberg 23 Gold Gold 2013 Whistler 24 Gold Gold 2015 Sigulda 26 Silver Gold 2016 Königssee 27 Gold Gold Gold 2017 Innsbruck 28 6th 10th — 30 Gold Silver Bronze 2020 Sochi 31 9th 13th — 2021 Königssee 32 Silver 4th Silver 2023 Oberhof 33 4th Gold — 2024 Altenberg 34 Bronze 4th — 2025 Whistler 35 Silver — —
World Cup Season Singles Sprint Team relay Points Overall Singles Sprint1234567891234123456 2006–07 – 10 18 – 6 9 7 – 24 – – – – 211 16th 2007–08 5 10 8 12 4 – 7 15 3 – – – 297 6th 2008–09 – – –322223 – – – – – 480 4th 2009–10 4 413 9 17 72 –11 – – 4843rd 2010–111 43 4 51 12 14 – – –11 – 6582nd 2011–12112111 413 –12113 8151st 2012–1312 13 412 — 6 —11 — — — 6501st 2013–1431 41 511 1 – 1 –1113 6851st 2014–1512 6111 8 131 14 1 111111 9752nd 2015–16 DSQ 631111 1 6311 – – 1 21 – 9401st 2016–17 4 6 6 5 4 41 DNS21 4 4 7 –21 –1 7482nd 2017–183211 7 111 521 10 83111 –12 9231st 2018–19 62 4 5 10 91 7 83 8 4 21 –3 –2 6853rd 2019–20 6 1223 15 27 5 – 4 13 4 – 32 4 – –1 482 7th 2020–211111111131 53 1 4123 10951st1st1st 2021–2222 6 4 – 623 4 7 –1 – – – – – – 691 3rd 3rd 6th 2022–23 1512 42332 7 –33 12 – – – – 7672nd1st 6th
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External links
Felix Loch at Milano Cortina 2026