# 2012–13 Luge World Cup

The 2012–13 Luge World Cup was a multi race series over a season for luge. The season started on 24 November 2012 in Igls, Austria and ended on 24 February 2013 in Sochi, Russia. The World Cup was organised by the FIL and sponsored by Viessmann.

## Calendar

Below is the schedule for the 2012/13 season.
| Venue | Date | Details |
| Innsbruck | 24–25 November 2012 | |
| Königssee | 1–2 December 2012 | no Team Relay event |
| Altenberg | 8–9 December 2012 | |
| Sigulda | 15–16 December 2012 | |
| Königssee | 5–6 January 2013 | |
| Oberhof | 12–13 January 2013 | no Team Relay event |
| Winterberg | 19–20 January 2013 | no Team Relay event |
| Lake Placid | 8–9 February 2013 | |
| Sochi | 23–24 February 2013 | |

## Results
### Men's singles

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Innsbruck | Felix Loch Germany | 1:40.229 50.098/50.131 | David Möller Germany | 1:40.536 50.294/50.242 | Johannes Ludwig Germany | 1:40.600 50.269/50.331 |
| Königssee | Andi Langenhan Germany | 1:38.679 49.252/49.427 | Felix Loch Germany | 1:38.720 49.356/49.364 | David Möller Germany | 1:38.942 49.398/49.544 |
| Altenberg | Felix Loch Germany | 1:46.798 53.395/53.403 | Andi Langenhan Germany | 1:47.003 53.458/53.545 | Johannes Ludwig Germany | 1:47.077 53.429/53.648 |
| Sigulda | Albert Demtschenko Russia | 1:37.605 48.756/48.849 | Armin Zöggeler Italy | 1:37.647 48.797/48.850 | Felix Loch Germany | 1:37.708 48.632/49.076 |
| Königssee | David Möller Germany | 1:39.526 49.744/49.782 | Albert Demtschenko Russia | 1:39.590 49.828/49.762 | Dominik Fischnaller Italy | 1:39.747 49.839/49.908 |
| Oberhof | Felix Loch Germany | 1:27.257 43.512/43.745 | Andi Langenhan Germany | 1:27.647 43.840/43.807 | Johannes Ludwig Germany | 1:27.776 43.863/43.913 |
| Winterberg | David Möller Germany | 1:44.207 52.160/52.047 | Felix Loch Germany | 1:44.216 52.146/52.070 | Armin Zöggeler Italy | 1:44.260 52.061/52.199 |
| Lake Placid | Armin Zöggeler Italy | 1:44.655 52.369/52.286 | Dominik Fischnaller Italy | 1:44.867 52.321/52.546 | David Mair Italy | 1:45.005 52.502/52.503 |
| Sochi | Andi Langenhan Germany | 1:47.335 53.729/53.606 | Albert Demtschenko Russia | 1:47.339 53.686/53.653 | David Möller Germany | 1:47.353 53.807/53.546 |

### Doubles

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Innsbruck | Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 1:19.464 39.709/39.755 | Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken Germany | 1:19.497 39.791/39.706 | Peter Penz Georg Fischler Austria | 1:19.569 39.830/39.739 |
| Königssee | Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 1:40.977 50.480/50.497 | Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken Germany | 1:41.392 50.741/50.651 | Andreas Linger Wolfgang Linger Austria | 1:41.926 51.032/50.894 |
| Altenberg | Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 1:22.654 41.355/41.299 | Peter Penz Georg Fischler Austria | 1:23.018 41.561/41.457 | Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken Germany | 1:23.218 41.637/41.581 |
| Sigulda | Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 1:25.104 42.601/42.503 | Peter Penz Georg Fischler Austria | 1:25.556 42.744/42.812 | Christian Oberstolz Patrick Gruber Italy | 1:25.668 42.856/42.812 |
| Königssee | Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 1:41.411 50.681/50.730 | Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken Germany | 1:42.287 51.198/51.089 | Peter Penz Georg Fischler Austria | 1:42.651 51.230/51.421 |
| Oberhof | Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken Germany | 1:23.240 41.611/41.629 | Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 1:23.262 41.565/41.697 | Peter Penz Georg Fischler Austria | 1:23.464 41.707/41.757 |
| Winterberg | Andreas Linger Wolfgang Linger Austria | 1:26.878 43.522/43.356 | Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken Germany | 1:26.907 43.479/43.428 | Christian Oberstolz Patrick Gruber Italy | 1:27.099 43.538/43.561 |
| Lake Placid | Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 1:28.256 44.155/44.101 | Peter Penz Georg Fischler Austria | 1:28.387 44.168/44.219 | Christian Oberstolz Patrick Gruber Italy | 1:28.557 44.212/44.345 |
| Sochi | Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 1:42.087 50.848/51.239 | Peter Penz Georg Fischler Austria | 1:42.221 51.115/51.106 | Andris Šics Juris Šics Latvia | 1:42.243 51.097/51.146 |

### Women's singles

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Innsbruck | Anke Wischnewski Germany | 1:19.836 39.875/39.961 | Natalie Geisenberger Germany | 1:19.910 39.993/39.917 | Alex Gough Canada | 1:19.988 39.983/40.005 |
| Königssee | Natalie Geisenberger Germany | 1:41.450 50.712/50.738 | Tatjana Hüfner Germany | 1:41.481 50.772/50.709 | Alex Gough Canada | 1:41.601 50.768/50.833 |
| Altenberg | Natalie Geisenberger Germany | 1:44.410 52.164/52.246 | Anke Wischnewski Germany | 1:44.533 52.328/52.205 | Corinna Martini Germany | 1:44.766 52.485/52.281 |
| Sigulda | Tatiana Ivanova Russia | 1:25.604 42.818/42.786 | Natalie Geisenberger Germany | 1:25.643 42.994/42.649 | Anke Wischnewski Germany | 1:25.887 42.975/42.912 |
| Königssee | Natalie Geisenberger Germany | 1:42.325 51.253/51.072 | Carina Schwab Germany | 1:42.642 51.299/51.343 | Aileen Frisch Germany | 1:42.710 51.312/51.398 |
| Oberhof | Natalie Geisenberger Germany | 1:23.597 41.764/41.833 | Tatjana Hüfner Germany | 1:23.784 41.885/41.899 | Anke Wischnewski Germany | 1:23.896 41.963/41.933 |
| Winterberg | Natalie Geisenberger Germany | 1:52.916 56.485/56.431 | Anke Wischnewski Germany | 1:52.936 56.466/56.470 | Tatjana Hüfner Germany | 1:53.002 56.565/56.437 |
| Lake Placid | Natalie Geisenberger Germany | 1:28.440 44.295/44.145 | Julia Clukey United States | 1:28.735 44.383/44.352 | Alex Gough Canada | 1:28.748 44.408/44.340 |
| Sochi | Tatjana Hüfner Germany | 1:41.922 50.895/51.027 | Natalie Geisenberger Germany | 1:41.960 50.894/51.066 | Anke Wischnewski Germany | 1:42.228 51.048/51.180 |

### Team relay

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Innsbruck | Anke Wischnewski David Möller Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 2:08.950 41.475/43.665/43.810 | Alex Gough Samuel Edney Tristan Walker Justin Snith Canada | 2:09.237 41.561/43.700/43.976 | Sandra Gasparini Dominik Fischnaller Christian Oberstolz Patrick Gruber Italy | 2:09.737 41.767/43.903/44.067 |
| Altenberg | Natalie Geisenberger Felix Loch Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 2:22.962 46.808/48.035/48.119 | Nina Reithmayer Wolfgang Kindl Peter Penz Georg Fischler Austria | 2:23.721 47.049/48.428/48.244 | Tatiana Ivanova Albert Demtschenko Vladislav Yuzhakov Vladimir Makhnutin Russia | 2:23.962 47.357/48.164/48.441 |
| Sigulda | Natalie Geisenberger Felix Loch Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 2:15.778 44.248/45.562/45.968 | Sandra Gasparini Armin Zöggeler Christian Oberstolz Patrick Gruber Italy | 2:16.327 44.712/45.578/46.037 | Tatiana Ivanova Albert Demtschenko Pavel Kuzmich Boris Kuryschkin Russia | 2:16.843 44.607/45.836/46.40 |
| Königssee | Natalie Geisenberger David Möller Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 2:43.710 53.484/55.211/55.015 | Alex Gough Samuel Edney Tristan Walker Justin Snith Canada | 2:44.554 53.399/55.551/55.604 | Nina Reithmayer Daniel Pfister Peter Penz Georg Fischler Austria | 2:45.242 54.085/55.446/55.711 |
| Lake Placid | Natalie Geisenberger Ralf Palik Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 2:34.894 49.949/52.442/52.503 | Julia Clukey Chris Mazdzer Matthew Mortensen Preston Griffall United States | 2:35.001 50.265/51.982/52.754 | Sandra Gasparini Armin Zöggeler Christian Oberstolz Patrick Gruber Italy | 2:35.474 51.105/51.982/52.387 |
| Sochi | Tatjana Hüfner Andi Langenhan Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt Germany | 2:51.553 55.959/57.797/57.797 | Tatiana Ivanova Albert Demtschenko Vladislav Yuzhakov Vladimir Makhnutin Russia | 2:51.709 55.789/57.645/58.275 | Alex Gough Samuel Edney Tristan Walker Justin Snith Canada | 2:51.954 55.962/57.813/58.179 |

## Standings
### Men's singles

| Pos. | Luger | IGL | KON | ALT | SIG | KON | OBE | WIN | LKP | SOC | Points |
| 1. | Felix Loch (GER) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 650 |
| 2. | Andi Langenhan (GER) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 613 |
| 3. | David Möller (GER) | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 607 |
| 4. | Armin Zöggeler (ITA) | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 549 |
| 5. | Albert Demtschenko (RUS) | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | — | 2 | 516 |
| 6. | Johannes Ludwig (GER) | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 482 |
| 7. | Dominik Fischnaller (ITA) | 12 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 15 | 331 |
| 8. | David Mair (ITA) | 22 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 310 |
| 9. | Daniel Pfister (AUT) | 19 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 281 |
| 10. | Manuel Pfister (AUT) | 6 | 9 | dns | 6 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 278 |
| 11. | Wolfgang Kindl (AUT) | 13 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 269 |
| 12. | Gregory Carigiet (SUI) | 24 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 267 |
| 13. | Chris Mazdzer (USA) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 261 |
| 14. | Mārtiņš Rubenis (LAT) | 17 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 257 |
| 15. | Inārs Kivlenieks (LAT) | 7 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 253 |
| 16. | Samuel Edney (CAN) | 15 | 14 | 6 | — | 13 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 25 | 244 |
| 17. | Semen Pavlichenko (RUS) | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 10 | — | 14 | 235 |
| 18. | Thor Haug Norbech (NOR) | 21 | 31 | 7 | 14 | dnf | 19 | 14 | 4 | 27 | 228 |
| 19. | Jozef Ninis (SVK) | 26 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 209 |
| 20. | Viktor Kneib (RUS) | 11 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 21 | — | 10 | 202 |

### Men's doubles

| Pos. | Luger | IGL | KON | ALT | SIG | KON | OBE | WIN | LKP | SOC | Points |
| 1. | Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt (GER) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 827 |
| 2. | Toni Eggert / Sascha Benecken (GER) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 628 |
| 3. | Peter Penz / Georg Fischler (AUT) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | dns | 2 | 2 | 610 |
| 4. | Andreas Linger / Wolfgang Linger (AUT) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 522 |
| 5. | Christian Oberstolz / Patrick Gruber (ITA) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 518 |
| 6. | Andris Šics / Juris Šics (LAT) | 9 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 414 |
| 7. | Ludwig Rieder / Patrick Rastner (ITA) | 6 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 398 |
| 8 | Tristan Walker / Justin Snith (CAN) | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | 6 | dns | 9 | 4 | 4 | 351 |
| 9. | Hans Peter Fischnaller / Patrick Schwienbacher (ITA) | 16 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 321 |
| 10. | Matthew Mortensen / Preston Griffall (USA) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 289 |
| 11. | Vladislav Yuzhakov / Vladimir Makhnutin (RUS) | 18 | dnf | 4 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 6 | — | 7 | 274 |
| 12. | Antonín Brož / Lukáš Brož (CZE) | 11 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 9 | dsq | 270 |
| 13. | Jake Hyrns / Andrew Sherk (USA) | 23 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 256 |
| 14. | Marek Solcansky / Karol Stuchlak (SVK) | 25 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 219 |
| 15. | Ján Harniš / Branislav Regec (SVK) | 15 | 14 | 20 | dnf | 14 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 208 |
| 16. | Oskars Gudramovics / Peteris Kalnins (LAT) | 14 | dnf | 22 | 9 | 13 | 12 | dnf | 15 | 14 | 202 |
| 17. | Paul Ifrim / Andrei Anghel (ROU) | 19 | 16 | 19 | dnf | 19 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 193 |
| 18. | Matěj Kvíčala / Jaromir Kudera (CZE) | 21 | 24 | 14 | 15 | — | 18 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 182 |
| 19. | Arthur Petyniak / Adam Wanielista (POL) | 30 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 161 |
| 20. | Pavel Kuzmich / Boris Kuryschkin (RUS) | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | 14 | 13 | — | — | 134 |

### Women's singles

| Pos. | Luger | IGL | KON | ALT | SIG | KON | OBE | WIN | LKP | SOC | Points |
| 1. | Natalie Geisenberger (GER) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 855 |
| 2. | Anke Wischnewski (GER) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 655 |
| 3. | Tatjana Hüfner (GER) | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 561 |
| 4. | Alex Gough (CAN) | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 485 |
| 5. | Tatiana Ivanova (RUS) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 5 | — | 4 | 429 |
| 6. | Julia Clukey (USA) | 6 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 392 |
| 7. | Erin Hamlin (USA) | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 373 |
| 8. | Sandra Gasparini (ITA) | 15 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 328 |
| 9. | Nina Reithmayer (AUT) | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 325 |
| 10. | Martina Kocher (SUI) | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 268 |
| 11. | Eliza Tiruma (LAT) | 22 | dnf | 17 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 262 |
| 12. | Aileen Frisch (GER) | 5 | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 15 | 5 | 261 |
| 13. | Arianne Jones (CAN) | 8 | 13 | 17 | — | 12 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 241 |
| 14. | Kimberley McRae (CAN) | 13 | dnf | 11 | — | 8 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 240 |
| 15. | Ekaterina Baturina (RUS) | 14 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 12 | — | 12 | 236 |
| 16. | Alexandra Rodionova (RUS) | 17 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 19 | — | 11 | 235 |
| 17. | Mona Wabnigg (AUT) | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 202 |
| 18. | Raluca Strămăturaru (ROU) | 19 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 193 |
| 19. | Birgit Platzer (AUT) | 31 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 187 |
| 20. | Emily Sweeney (USA) | 27 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 19 | — | — | 9 | 23 | 185 |
| 20. | Kate Hansen (USA) | 23 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 21 | 23 | dsq | 6 | 17 | 185 |
| 20. | Corinna Martini (GER) | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 185 |

### Team relay

| Pos. | Luger | IGL | ALT | SIG | KON | LKP | SOC | Points |
| 1. | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 600 |
| 2. | Italy | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 381 |
| 3. | United States | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 351 |
| 4. | Canada | 2 | 7 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 346 |
| 5. | Russia | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 2 | 326 |
| 6. | Austria | 4 | 2 | dnf | 3 | 6 | 6 | 315 |
| 7. | Latvia | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | dnf | 4 | 280 |
| 8. | Romania | 9 | 9 | dns | 8 | 5 | 11 | 209 |
| 9. | Poland | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | — | 10 | 197 |
| 10. | Slovakia | dnf | 8 | dnf | dnf | 7 | 8 | 130 |
| 11. | Ukraine | dnf | 11 | dnf | 10 | — | 12 | 102 |
| 12. | Czech Republic | 8 | — | — | dnf | — | 9 | 81 |
| 13. | Kazakhstan | — | 12 | 7 | — | — | dnf | 78 |
| 14. | South Korea | dsq | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |