2015–16 Luge World Cup
# 2015–16 Luge World Cup

The 2015–16 Luge World Cup was a multi race tournament over a season for luge, organised by the FIL. The season started on 28 November 2015 in Igls, Austria and ended on 21 February 2016 in Winterberg, Germany.

## Calendar

| Venue | Date | Details |
| - | - | - |
| Innsbruck | 28–29 November 2015 | |
| Lake Placid | 4–5 December 2015 | |
| Park City | 11–12 December 2015 | no Team relay |
| Calgary | 18–19 December 2015 | no Team relay |
| Sigulda | 9–10 January 2016 | |
| Oberhof | 16–17 January 2016 | no Team relay |
| Sochi | 6–7 February 2016 | |
| Altenberg | 13–14 February 2016 | |
| Winterberg | 20–21 February 2016 | |

## Results

### Men's singles

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Innsbruck | Dominik Fischnaller | 1:40.687 (50.263 / 50.424) | Armin Frauscher | 1:40.693 (50.290 / 50.403) | Wolfgang Kindl | 1:40.719 (50.361 / 50.358) |
| Lake Placid | Chris Mazdzer | 1:42.808 (51.400 / 51.408) | Tucker West | 1:42.841 (51.425 / 51.416) | Wolfgang Kindl | 1:42.848 (51.457 / 51.391) |
| Park City | Chris Mazdzer | 1:30.960 (45.479 / 45.481) | Wolfgang Kindl | 1:31.056 (45.499 / 45.557) | Felix Loch | 1:31.087 (45.525 / 45.562) |
| Park City (Sprint) | Wolfgang Kindl | 28.033 | Dominik Fischnaller | 28.219 | Felix Loch | 28.232 |
| Calgary | Felix Loch | 1:30.304 (45.064 / 45.240) | Chris Mazdzer | 1:30.628 (45.172 / 45.456) | Wolfgang Kindl | 1:30.673 (45.175 / 45.498) |
| Calgary (Sprint) | Felix Loch | 30.091 | Roman Repilov | 30.279 | Wolfgang Kindl | 30.329 |
| Sigulda | Felix Loch | 1:36.316 (48.136 / 48.180) | Semen Pavlichenko | 1:36.531 (48.392 / 48.139) | Tucker West | 1:36.775 (48.440 / 48.335) |
| Oberhof | Felix Loch | 1:26.068 (43.029 / 43.039) | Andi Langenhan | 1:26.453 (43.175 / 43.278) | Ralf Palik | 1:26.547 (43.191 / 43.356) |
| Oberhof (Sprint) | Felix Loch | 33.416 | Andi Langenhan | 33.624 | Ralf Palik | 33.668 |
| Sochi | Felix Loch | 1:43.967 (51.950 / 52.017) | Wolfgang Kindl | 1:44.399 (52.191 / 52.208) | Dominik Fischnaller | 1:44.431 (52.112 / 52.319) |
| Altenberg | Felix Loch | 1:47.556 (53.780 / 53.776) | Roman Repilov | 1:47.885 (53.994 / 53.891) | Chris Mazdzer | 1:47.902 (53.934 / 53.968) |
| Winterberg | Stepan Fedorov | 1:47.210 (53.977 / 53.233) | Chris Mazdzer | 1:47.245 (54.024 / 53.221) | Dominik Fischnaller | 1:47.276 (53.878 / 53.398) |

### Women's singles

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Innsbruck | Dajana Eitberger | 1:19.795 (39.827 / 39.968) | Natalie Geisenberger | 1:20.009 (40.003 / 40.006) | Alex Gough | 1:20.017 (40.015 / 40.002) |
| Lake Placid | Erin Hamlin | 1:27.961 (43.912 / 44.049) | Emily Sweeney | 1:28.136 (44.033 / 44.103) | Summer Britcher | 1:28.221 (44.148 / 44.073) |
| Park City | Summer Britcher | 1:27.537 (43.825 / 43.712) | Erin Hamlin | 1:27.614 (43.860 / 43.754) | Dajana Eitberger | 1:27.770 (43.872 / 43.898) |
| Park City (Sprint) | Summer Britcher | 32.477 | Erin Hamlin | 32.514 | Dajana Eitberger | 32.576 |
| Calgary | Natalie Geisenberger | 1:33.569 (46.818 / 46.751) | Erin Hamlin | 1:33.581 (46.814 / 46.767) | Summer Britcher | 1:33.712 (46.949 / 46.763) |
| Calgary (Sprint) | Summer Britcher | 31.129 | Dajana Eitberger | 31.132 | Tatiana Ivanova | 31.186 |
| Sigulda | Tatiana Ivanova | 1:23.634 (41.840 / 41.794) | Tatjana Hüfner | 1:23.731 (41.841 / 41.890) | Natalie Geisenberger | 1:23.766 (41.881 / 41.885) |
| Oberhof | Tatjana Hüfner | 1:23.006 (41.355 / 41.651) | Natalie Geisenberger | 1:23.048 (41.414 / 41.634) | Dajana Eitberger | 1:23.139 (41.386 / 41.753) |
| Oberhof (Sprint) | Natalie Geisenberger | 26.250 | Dajana Eitberger | 26.308 | Tatjana Hüfner | 26.374 |
| Sochi | Tatiana Ivanova | 1:41.023 (50.534 / 50.489) | Victoria Demchenko | 1:41.152 (50.684 / 50.468) | Natalie Geisenberger | 1:41.213 (50.679 / 50.534) |
| Altenberg | Tatjana Hüfner | 1:46.379 (53.359 / 53.020) | Elīza Cauce | 1:46.590 (53.283 / 53.307) | Tatiana Ivanova | 1:46.692 (53.339 / 53.353) |
| Winterberg | Tatjana Hüfner | 1:53.009 (56.734 / 56.275) | Natalie Geisenberger | 1:53.138 (56.963 / 56.175) | Tatiana Ivanova | 1:53.368 (57.091 / 56.277) |

### Doubles

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Innsbruck | Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken Germany | 1:19.381 (39.689 / 39.692) | Peter Penz Georg Fischler Austria | 1:19.492 (39.769 / 39.723) | Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 1:19.836 (39.754 / 40.082) |
| Lake Placid | Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken Germany | 1:27.583 (43.781 / 43.802) | Peter Penz Georg Fischler Austria | 1:27.965 (43.954 / 44.011) | Andris Šics Juris Šics Latvia | 1:28.107 (43.976 / 44.131) |
| Park City | Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 1:27.092 (43.650 / 43.442) | Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken Germany | 1:27.567 (43.858/ 43.709) | Peter Penz Georg Fischler Austria | 1:27.679 (43.846 / 43.833) |
| Park City (Sprint) | Christian Oberstolz Patrick Gruber Italy | 32.521 | Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 32.537 | Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken Germany | 32.564 |
| Calgary | Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken Germany | 1:28.223 (44.098 / 44.125) | Peter Penz Georg Fischler Austria | 1:28.327 (44.193 / 44.134) | Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 1:28.580 (44.522 / 44.058) |
| Calgary (Sprint) | Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 36.310 | Peter Penz Georg Fischler Austria Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken Germany | 36.316 | | |
| Sigulda | Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 1:23.642 (41.778 / 41.864) | Oskars Gudramovičs Pēteris Kalniņš Latvia | 1:23.980 (41.965 / 42.015) | Peter Penz Georg Fischler Austria | 1:24.013 (42.009 / 42.004) |
| Oberhof | Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 1:21.713 (40.693 / 41.020) | Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken Germany | 1:22.322 (41.052 / 41.270) | Peter Penz Georg Fischler Austria | 1:22.450 (41.157 / 41.293) |
| Oberhof (Sprint) | Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 26.166 | Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken Germany | 26.440 | Andris Šics Juris Šics Latvia | 26.470 |
| Sochi | Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 1:40.368 (50.376 / 49.992) | Andrey Bogdanov Andrey Medvedev Russia | 1:40.889 (50.439 / 50.450) | Christian Oberstolz Patrick Gruber Italy | 1:40.992 (50.327 / 50.665) |
| Altenberg | Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken Germany | 1:22.890 (41.502 / 41.388) | Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 1:23.269 (41.684 / 41.585) | Peter Penz Georg Fischler Austria | 1:23.471 (41.712 / 41.759) |
| Winterberg | Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken Germany | 1:26.473 (43.158 / 43.315) | Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 1:26.863 (43.507 / 43.356) | Oskars Gudramovičs Pēteris Kalniņš Latvia | 1:27.055 (43.552 / 43.503) |

### Team Relay

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Innsbruck | Dajana Eitberger Andi Langenhan Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken Germany | 2:09:035 (41.506 / 1:25.207) | Elīza Cauce Artūrs Dārznieks Andris Šics Juris Šics Latvia | 2:09:428 (41.691 / 1:25.543) | Sandra Robatscher Dominik Fischnaller Ludwig Rieder Patrick Rastner Italy | 2:09:799 (41.891 / 1:25.673) |
| Lake Placid | Erin Hamlin Chris Mazdzer Justin Krewson Andrew Sherk United States | 2:32.767 (49.464 / 1:40.504) | Elīza Cauce Inars Kivlenieks Andris Šics Juris Šics Latvia | 2:33.638 (50.026 / 1:41.679) | Tatiana Ivanova Semen Pavlichenko Andrey Bogdanov Andrey Medvedev Russia | 2:33.695 (49.885 / 1:41.281) |
| Sigulda | Tatjana Hüfner Felix Loch Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 2:14.386 (43.620 / 1:28.880) | Elīza Cauce Artūrs Dārznieks Oskars Gudramovičs Pēteris Kalniņš Latvia | 2:14.602 (43.823 / 1:29.089) | Tatiana Ivanova Semen Pavlichenko Andrey Bogdanov Andrey Medvedev Russia | 2:14.757 (43.275 / 1:28.269) |
| Sochi | Tatiana Ivanova Semen Pavlichenko Andrey Bogdanov Andrey Medvedev Russia | 2:50.392 (55.313 / 1:52.397) | Natalie Geisenberger Felix Loch Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 2:50.397 (55.921 / 1:53.060) | Miriam Kastlunger Wolfgang Kindl Peter Penz Georg Fischler Austria | 2:51.775 (56.195 / 1:53.623) |
| Altenberg | Tatjana Hüfner Felix Loch Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken Germany | 2:24.204 (47.157 / 1:35.508) | Kimberley McRae Mitchel Malyk Tristan Walker Justin Snith Canada | 2:24.550 (47.229 / 1:35.789) | Elīza Cauce Artūrs Dārznieks Andris Šics Juris Šics Latvia | 2:24.982 (47.105 / 1:36.148) |
| Winterberg | Arianne Jones Mitchel Malyk Tristan Walker Justin Snith Canada | 2:26.595 (47.956 / 1:37.359) | Tatiana Ivanova Stepan Fedorov Alexander Denisyev Vladislav Antonov Russia | 2:27.127 (48.003 / 1:37.440) | Miriam Kastlunger Wolfgang Kindl Thomas Steu Lorenz Koller Austria | 2:27.237 (48.243 / 1:37.392) |

## Standings

### Men's singles

| Pos. | Luger | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Felix Loch (GER)* | 940 |
| 2. | Wolfgang Kindl (AUT) | 795 |
| 3. | Chris Mazdzer (USA) | 700 |
| 4. | Ralf Palik (GER) | 628 |
| 5. | Andi Langenhan (GER) | 617 |
| 6. | Dominik Fischnaller (ITA) | 590 |
| 7. | Tucker West (USA) | 524 |
| 8. | Johannes Ludwig (GER) | 481 |
| 9. | Roman Repilov (RUS) | 395 |
| 10. | Semen Pavlichenko (RUS) | 377 |

* (*Champion 2015)

### Men's singles Sprint

| Pos. | Luger | Agg. time |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Felix Loch (GER) | 1:31.739 |
| 2. | Wolfgang Kindl (AUT) | 1:32.165 |
| 3. | Johannes Ludwig (GER) | 1:32.532 |
| 4. | Andi Langenhan (GER) | 1:32.647 |
| 5. | Dominik Fischnaller (ITA) | 1:32.714 |
| 6. | Ralf Palik (GER) | 1:32.723 |
| 7. | Tucker West (USA) | 1:32.790 |
| 8. | Chris Mazdzer (USA) | 1:33.122 |

### Women's singles

| Pos. | Luger | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Natalie Geisenberger (GER)* | 895 |
| 2. | Tatiana Ivanova (RUS) | 771 |
| 3. | Tatjana Hüfner (GER) | 769 |
| 4. | Erin Hamlin (USA) | 747 |
| 5. | Summer Britcher (USA) | 726 |
| 6. | Dajana Eitberger (GER) | 712 |
| 7. | Elīza Cauce (LAT) | 583 |
| 8. | Emily Sweeney (USA) | 537 |
| 9. | Victoria Demchenko (RUS) | 425 |
| 10. | Kimberley McRae (CAN) | 391 |

* (*Champion 2015)

### Women's singles Sprint

| Pos. | Luger | Agg. time |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Dajana Eitberger (GER) | 1:30.016 |
| 2. | Natalie Geisenberger (GER) | 1:30.061 |
| 3. | Summer Britcher (USA) | 1:30.132 |
| 4. | Tatiana Ivanova (RUS) | 1:30.279 |
| 5. | Tatjana Hüfner (GER) | 1:30.344 |
| 6. | Emily Sweeney (USA) | 1:30.543 |
| 7. | Elīza Cauce (LAT) | 1:30.692 |
| 8. | Erin Hamlin (USA) | 1:30.727 |
| 9. | Victoria Demchenko (RUS) | 1:30.784 |
| 10. | Kimberley McRae (CAN) | 1:30.834 |

### Doubles

| Pos. | Luger | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt | 1037 |
| 2. | Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken* | 962 |
| 3. | Peter Penz Georg Fischler | 785 |
| 4. | Christian Oberstolz Patrick Gruber | 668 |
| 5. | Matthew Mortensen Jayson Terdiman | 532 |
| 6. | Andris Šics Juris Šics | 530 |
| 7. | Emanuel Rieder Patrick Rastner | 486 |
| 8. | Andrei Bogdanov Andrei Medvedev | 482 |
| 9. | Robin Johannes Geueke David Gamm | 481 |
| 10. | Tristan Walker Justin Snith | 449 |

* (*champion 2015)

### Doubles Sprint

| Pos. | Luger | Agg. time |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt | 1:35.013 |
| 2. | Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken | 1:35.320 |
| 3. | Peter Penz Georg Fischler | 1:35.378 |
| 4. | Christian Oberstolz Patrick Gruber | 1:35.658 |
| 5. | Matthew Mortensen Jayson Terdiman | 1:35.780 |
| 6. | Alexander Denisyev Vladislav Antonov | 1:36.186 |
| 7. | Thomas Steu Lorenz Koller | 1:36.197 |
| 8. | Tristan Walker Justin Snith | 1:36.222 |
| 9. | Ludwig Rieder Patrick Rastner | 1:36.325 |
| 10. | Robin Johannes Geueke David Gamm | 1:36.448 |

### Team Relay

| Pos. | Luger | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Germany* | 491 |
| 2. | Russia | 385 |
| 3. | United States | 375 |
| 4. | Canada | 355 |
| 5. | Latvia | 325 |
| 6. | Italy | 322 |
| 7. | Austria | 286 |
| 8. | Poland | 227 |
| 9. | Romania | 216 |
| 10. | Czech Republic | 156 |

* (*champion 2015)
