The Luge World Cup season is a yearly competition first organized by the International Luge Federation since 1977–78. The World Cup is the highest level season-long competition in the sport.
Men's singles
SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 none awarded 1981–82 (3) 1982–83 (3) 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 (3) 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 (2) 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 (10) 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 (10) 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 (2) 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 (2) 2025–26 (8) Medals
World Cup Stages medals (as of 2022/23) Rank Country First podium Most recent Podium sweeps Gold Silver BronzeTotal 1 1991 2023 21 119 116 109 344 2 1978 2023 8 99 74 86 259 3 1979 2023 3 56 55 76 187 4 1998 2022 1 38 46 21 105 5 1978 1990 4 17 21 15 53 6 2012 1990 11 7 9 27 7 1986 2020 10 26 20 56 8 1981 1990 7 6 6 19 9 1992 2023 3 6 11 20 10 1983 2018 1 3 4 8 11 1980 1980 1 0 0 1 12 2018 2018 0 1 0 1 13 2007 2014 0 0 4 4 14 1982 1982 0 0 1 1 2001 2001 0 0 1 1 World Cup races Rank Athlete Country From To Gold Silver BronzeTotal 1 Armin Zöggeler 1993 2014 57 26 26 103 2 Felix Loch 2009 2023 50 21 21 92 3 Georg Hackl 1985 2006 34 18 18 71 4 Markus Prock 1984 2002 33 17 23 73 5 Albert Demchenko 1998 2014 15 12 12 39 6 Semen Pavlichenko 2015 2021 13 11 0 24 7 Paul Hildgartner 1978 1987 11 7 4 22 8 David Möller 2002 2014 10 23 24 57 9 Jens Müller 1985 2001 10 23 7 40 10 Wolfgang Kindl 2014 2023 10 11 13 34 Notes: Georg Hackl from West Germany also won 3 gold, 5 silver, and 8 bronze competing in doubles in 1985–1990. Albert Demchenko from Russia also won 1 silver and 1 bronze competing in doubles in 1992–1993.
Women's singles
SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 (3) 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 none awarded 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 (2) 1987–88 1988–89 (2) 1989–90 (2) 1990–91 1991–92 (2) 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 (2) 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 (4) 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 (5) 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 (8) 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26 (6) Medals
World Cup Stages medals (as of 2022/23) Rank Country First podium Most recent Podium sweeps Gold Silver BronzeTotal 1 1991 2023 113 231 212 174 617 2 1978 1990 10 36 33 23 92 3 1979 2020 22 17 21 60 4 1978 2023 21 25 48 94 5 2011 2022 18 11 19 48 6 1987 2023 1 16 24 24 64 7 1978 1991 2 8 13 17 38 8 1978 1990 1 5 4 4 13 9 1988 2019 4 11 19 34 10 1992 2023 2 8 10 20 11 1981 1986 2 2 1 5 12 1995 2009 0 3 5 8 13 1979 1979 0 0 1 1 2021 2021 0 0 1 1 World Cup races Rank Athlete Country From To Gold Silver BronzeTotal 1 Natalie Geisenberger 2007 2022 52 49 17 118 2 Sylke Otto 1990 2007 38 26 8 72 3 Tatjana Hüfner 2004 2019 37 31 12 80 4 Silke Kraushaar 1992 2008 26 27 14 77 5 Julia Taubitz 2017 2023 21 14 11 46 6 Tatiana Ivanova 2011 2022 17 7 10 34 7 Gabriele Kohlisch 1985 1996 13 9 11 33 8 Gerda Weißensteiner 1987 1998 13 8 8 29 9 Jana Bode 1990 1997 11 11 6 28 10 Dajana Eitberger 2014 2023 10 9 20 39
Men's doubles
SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird 1977–78 Peter GschnitzerKarl Brunner Hans BrandnerBalthasar Schwarm Stefan HölzlwimmerRudolf Grosswang 1978–79 Peter Gschnitzer (2)Karl Brunner (2) Georg FluckingerKarl Schrott Hans BrandnerBalthasar Schwarm 1979–80 Günther LemmererReinhold Sulzbacher Georg FluckingerKarl Schrott Peter GschnitzerKarl Brunner 1980–81 Günther LemmererReinhold Sulzbacher Hansjörg RafflKarl Brunner Hans StangassingerFranz Wembacher 1981–82 Günther Lemmerer (3)Reinhold Sulzbacher (3) Georg FluckingerFranz Wilhelmer Juris EisaksEinārs Veikša 1982–83 Hansjörg RafflNorbert Huber Hans StangassingerFranz Wembacher Thomas SchwabWolfgang Staudinger1983–84Jörg HoffmannJochen Pietzsch Georg FluckingerFranz Wilhelmer none awarded Hansjörg RafflNorbert Huber 1984–85 Hansjörg RafflNorbert Huber Georg FluckingerFranz Wilhelmer René KellerLutz Kühnlenz 1985–86 Hansjörg RafflNorbert Huber Thomas SchwabWolfgang Staudinger Stefan IlsankerGeorg Hackl 1986–87 Thomas SchwabWolfgang Staudinger Stefan IlsankerGeorg Hackl Hansjörg RafflNorbert Huber 1987–88 Yevgeny BelousovAleksandr Belyakov Stefan IlsankerGeorg Hackl Hansjörg RafflNorbert Huber Vitaliy MelnikDimitriy Alekseyev 1988–89 Hansjörg RafflNorbert Huber Stefan KraußeJan Behrendt Jörg HoffmannJochen Pietzsch 1989–90 Hansjörg RafflNorbert Huber Kurt BruggerWilfried Huber Stefan IlsankerGeorg Hackl 1990–91 Hansjörg RafflNorbert Huber Stefan KraußeJan Behrendt Kurt BruggerWilfried Huber 1991–92 Hansjörg RafflNorbert Huber Yves MankelThomas Rudolph Stefan KraußeJan Behrendt 1992–93 Hansjörg Raffl (8)Norbert Huber (8) Kurt BruggerWilfried Huber Stefan KraußeJan Behrendt 1993–94 Stefan KraußeJan Behrendt Tobias SchieglMarkus Schiegl Steffen SkelSteffen Wöller 1994–95 Stefan KraußeJan Behrendt Kurt BruggerWilfried Huber Chris ThorpeGordy Sheer 1995–96 Stefan Krauße (3)Jan Behrendt (3) Yves MankelThomas Rudolph Chris ThorpeGordy Sheer 1996–97 Chris ThorpeGordy Sheer Gerhard PlankensteinerOswald Haselrieder Tobias SchieglMarkus Schiegl 1997–98 Mark GrimmetteBrian Martin Kurt BruggerWilfried Huber Gerhard PlankensteinerOswald Haselrieder 1998–99 Mark GrimmetteBrian Martin Tobias SchieglMarkus Schiegl Patric LeitnerAlexander Resch 1999–2000 Patric LeitnerAlexander Resch Steffen SkelSteffen Wöller Mark GrimmetteBrian Martin 2000–01 Steffen SkelSteffen Wöller André FlorschützTorsten Wustlich Patric LeitnerAlexander Resch 2001–02 Patric LeitnerAlexander Resch Steffen SkelSteffen Wöller Tobias SchieglMarkus Schiegl 2002–03 Mark Grimmette (3)Brian Martin (3) Patric LeitnerAlexander Resch Tobias SchieglMarkus Schiegl 2003–04 Patric LeitnerAlexander Resch André FlorschützTorsten Wustlich Christian OberstolzPatrick Gruber 2004–05 Christian OberstolzPatrick Gruber André FlorschützTorsten Wustlich Andreas LingerWolfgang Linger 2005–06 Patric LeitnerAlexander Resch Christian OberstolzPatrick Gruber André FlorschützTorsten Wustlich 2006–07 Patric LeitnerAlexander Resch Christian OberstolzPatrick Gruber Gerhard PlankensteinerOswald Haselrieder 2007–08 Patric Leitner (6) Alexander Resch (6) Christian OberstolzPatrick Gruber Andreas LingerWolfgang Linger 2008–09 Christian Oberstolz (2)Patrick Gruber (2) Patric LeitnerAlexander Resch Andreas LingerWolfgang Linger 2009–10 André FlorschützTorsten Wustlich Patric LeitnerAlexander Resch Christian OberstolzPatrick Gruber 2010–11 Tobias WendlTobias Arlt Andreas LingerWolfgang Linger Christian OberstolzPatrick Gruber 2011–12 Andreas LingerWolfgang Linger Tobias WendlTobias Arlt Toni EggertSascha Benecken 2012–13 Tobias WendlTobias Arlt Toni EggertSascha Benecken Peter PenzGeorg Fischler 2013–14 Tobias WendlTobias Arlt Toni EggertSascha Benecken Christian OberstolzPatrick Gruber 2014–15 Toni EggertSascha Benecken Tobias WendlTobias Arlt Andris ŠicsJuris Šics 2015–16 Tobias WendlTobias Arlt Toni EggertSascha Benecken Peter PenzGeorg Fischler 2016–17 Toni EggertSascha Benecken Tobias WendlTobias Arlt Matt MortensenJayson Terdiman 2017–18 Toni EggertSascha Benecken Tobias WendlTobias Arlt Peter PenzGeorg Fischler 2018–19 Toni EggertSascha Benecken Thomas SteuLorenz Koller Tobias WendlTobias Arlt 2019–20 Toni EggertSascha Benecken Tobias WendlTobias Arlt Andris ŠicsJuris Šics 2020–21 Thomas SteuLorenz Koller Andris ŠicsJuris Šics Toni EggertSascha Benecken 2021–22 Toni Eggert (6)Sascha Benecken (6) Andris ŠicsJuris Šics Tobias WendlTobias Arlt 2022–23 Tobias WendlTobias Arlt Toni EggertSascha Benecken Mārtiņš BotsRoberts Plūme 2023–24 Thomas Steu (2)Wolfgang Kindl Tobias WendlTobias Arlt Mārtiņš BotsRoberts Plūme 2024–25 Tobias WendlTobias Arlt Mārtiņš BotsRoberts Plūme Thomas SteuWolfgang Kindl 2025–26 Tobias Wendl (7)Tobias Arlt (7) Thomas SteuWolfgang Kindl Juri GattRiccardo Schöpf Medals
Women's doubles
SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird 2022–23 Andrea VötterMarion Oberhofer Selina EgleLara Kipp Jessica DegenhardtCheyenne Rosenthal 2023–24 Andrea Vötter (2)Marion Oberhofer (2) Jessica DegenhardtCheyenne Rosenthal Dajana EitbergerSaskia Schirmer 2024–25 Selina EgleLara Kipp Jessica DegenhardtCheyenne Rosenthal Chevonne ForganSophia Kirkby 2025–26 Selina Egle (2)Lara Kipp (2) Dajana EitbergerMagdalena Matschina Jessica DegenhardtCheyenne Rosenthal Medals
Team World Cup
Season Winner Runner-up Third 2003–04 Germany Italy Austria 2004–05 Germany Italy United States2005–06 Italy Austria none awarded Germany United States 2006–07 Canada United States Germany 2007–08 Germany United States Austria 2008–09 Germany Austria United States 2009–10 Germany Austria Canada 2010–11 Germany Italy Russia 2011–12 Germany Canada Russia 2012–13 Germany Italy United States 2013–14 Germany Canada United States 2014–15 Germany Russia United States 2015–16 Germany Russia United States 2016–17 Germany Latvia Russia 2017–18 Germany Austria Canada 2018–19 Germany Russia Latvia 2019–20 Italy none awarded Germany Russia 2020–21 Germany Russia Latvia 2021–22 Germany Latvia Austria 2022–23 Germany Latvia Austria 2023–24 Germany Austria United States 2024–25 Austria Germany Latvia 2025–26 Austria Latvia Germany Medals
All-time medal count
Multiple winners
Men Rank Athlete Country From To Gold Silver BronzeTotal 1 Norbert Huber 1983 1998 11 3 3 17 2 Armin Zöggeler 1995 2014 10 4 1 15 3 Markus Prock 1985 2002 10 2 2 14 4 Felix Loch 2010 2026 8 3 5 16 5 Hansjörg Raffl 1979 1993 8 3 2 13 6 Tobias Arlt 2011 2026 7 6 2 15 Tobias Wendl 2011 2026 7 6 2 15 8 Sascha Benecken 2012 2023 6 4 1 11 Toni Eggert 2012 2023 6 4 1 11 10 Patric Leitner 1999 2010 6 3 2 11 Alexander Resch 1999 2010 6 3 2 11
Women Rank Athlete Country From To Gold Silver BronzeTotal 1 Natalie Geisenberger 2008 2022 8 4 2 14 2 Julia Taubitz 2019 2026 6 2 – 8 3 Silke Kraushaar-Pielach 1998 2008 5 6 – 11 4 Tatjana Hüfner 2006 2017 5 2 5 12 5 Sylke Otto 1995 2006 4 4 1 9 6 Angelika Schafferer 1978 1981 3 1 – 4 7 Gerda Weissensteiner 1989 1998 2 4 – 6 8 Ute Oberhoffner (Weiß) 1983 1989 2 1 2 5 9 Selina Egle 2023 2026 2 1 – 3 Lara Kipp 2023 2026 2 1 – 3 Cerstin Schmidt 1985 1987 2 1 – 3
See also Overall Cup Winners
References List of men's doubles luge World Cup champions since 1978. List of men's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978. List of women's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978.