International Luge Federation (original) (raw)
International Luge Federation
Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (French)
The International Luge Federation (FIL) is the main international federation for all luge sports. it was founded by 13 nations at Davos, Switzerland in 1957, it has members of 53 national luge associations, and its seat is in Berchtesgaden, Germany. FIL is recognized by IOC. The FIL governs the competitions on artificial tracks and natural tracks at both the European and World Championship levels. At the Winter Olympics, artificial tracks competitions are only contested.
Zoltan Horvath, 8 February 2011