Felix Loch

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Felix Loch
File:2023-01-29 Men's at FIL World Luge Championships Oberhof 2023 by Sandro Halank–129.jpg
Loch in 2023
Personal information
Born (1989-07-24) 24 July 1989 (age 36)[1]
Sonneberg,[1] East Germany
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
WebsiteFelixLoch.de
Sport
CountryGermany
SportLuge
Event
Singles
ClubRC Berchtesgaden
Turned pro2006[1]
Coached byNorbert Loch
Patric Leitner
Georg Hackl[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best153.98 km/h (95.68 mph)
Medal record
Men's luge
Representing File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Singles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Singles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Mixed team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Oberhof Singles
Gold medal – first place 2008 Oberhof Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Lake Placid Singles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Lake Placid Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Altenberg Singles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Altenberg Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Whistler Singles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Whistler Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Sigulda Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Königssee Singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Königssee Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2016 Königssee Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Winterberg Singles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Oberhof Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2011 Cesana Singles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Sigulda Singles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Winterberg Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2021 Königssee Singles
Silver medal – second place 2021 Königssee Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2025 Whistler Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Winterberg Team relay
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Alternberg Singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Oberhof Singles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Oberhof Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Sochi Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Altenberg Singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Altenberg Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Sigulda Singles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Sigulda Singles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Sigulda Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Sigulda Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Paramonovo Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Sochi Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Sigulda Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Altenberg Singles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Altenberg Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Cesana Singles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Cesana Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Lake Placid Singles

Felix Loch (German pronunciation: [ˈfeːlɪks ˈlɔx]; 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.[3] As of 2022, Loch is a triple Olympic gold medalist.

Career

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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.[4]

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, 153.98 km/h (95.68 mph).[5]

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Loch again won the gold medal in men's Singles, marking his second consecutive Olympic victory,[6] 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.[7]

Luge results

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Olympic Games

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Event Age Singles Team relay
Error creating thumbnail: 2010 Vancouver 20 Gold —
Russia 2014 Sochi 24 Gold Gold
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 28 5th —
China 2022 Beijing 32 4th —

World Championships

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  • 21 medals – (14 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze)
Year Age Singles Sprint Team relay Mixed singles
Germany 2008 Oberhof 19 Gold — Gold —
United States 2009 Lake Placid 20 Gold — Gold
Italy 2011 Cesena 22 Silver — —
Germany 2012 Altenberg 23 Gold — Gold
Error creating thumbnail: 2013 Whistler 24 Gold — Gold
Latvia 2015 Sigulda 26 Silver — Gold
Germany 2016 Königssee 27 Gold Gold Gold
Error creating thumbnail: 2017 Innsbruck 28 6th 10th —
Germany 2019 Winterberg 30 Gold Silver Bronze
Russia 2020 Sochi 31 9th 13th —
Germany 2021 Königssee 32 Silver 4th Silver
Germany 2023 Oberhof 33 4th Gold —
Germany 2024 Altenberg 34 Bronze 4th —
Error creating thumbnail: 2025 Whistler 35 Silver — — —

World Cup

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Season Singles Sprint Team relay Points Overall Singles Sprint
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6
2006–07 Cesana
– 		Park City
10 		Calgary
18 		Nagano
– 		Königssee
6 		Oberhof
9 		Altenberg
7 		Winterberg
– 		Sigulda
24 		— — — — Calgary
– 		Nagano
– 		Königssee
– 		Winterberg
– 		— — 211 16th — —
2007–08 Lake Placid
5 		Calgary
10 		Winterberg
8 		Error creating thumbnail:
12 		Königssee
4 		Altenberg
– 		Sigulda 1
7 		Sigulda 2
15 		— — — — — Lake Placid
3 		Winterberg
– 		Königssee
– 		Sigulda
– 		— — 297 6th — —
2008–09 Error creating thumbnail:
– 		Sigulda
– 		Winterberg
– 		Königssee
3 		Cesana
2 		Oberhof
2 		Altenberg
2 		Calgary
2 		Whistler
3 		— — — — Sigulda
– 		Winterberg
– 		Königssee
– 		Oberhof
– 		Altenberg
– 		— 480 4th — —
2009–10 Calgary
4 		Error creating thumbnail:
4 		Altenberg
1 		Lillehammer
3 		Königssee
9 		Winterberg
17 		Oberhof
7 		Cesana
2 		— — — — — Error creating thumbnail:
– 		Altenberg
1 		Königssee
1 		Winterberg
– 		Oberhof
– 		— 484 3rd — —
2010–11 Error creating thumbnail:
1 		Winterberg
4 		Calgary
3 		Park City
4 		Königssee
5 		Oberhof
1 		Altenberg
1 		Error creating thumbnail:
2 		Sigulda
14 		— — — — Error creating thumbnail:
– 		Winterberg
– 		Königssee
– 		Oberhof
1 		Altenberg
1 		Sigulda
– 		658 2nd — —
2011–12 Error creating thumbnail:
1 		Whistler
1 		Calgary
2 		Königssee
1 		Oberhof
1 		Winterberg
1 		St. Moritz
4 		Sigulda
1 		Error creating thumbnail:
3 		— — — — Error creating thumbnail:
– 		Whistler
1 		Königssee
2 		Oberhof
1 		Winterberg
1 		Sigulda
3 		815 1st — —
2012–13 Error creating thumbnail:
1 		Königssee
2 		Altenberg
1 		Sigulda
3 		Königssee
4 		Oberhof
1 		Winterberg
2 		Lake Placid
— 		Error creating thumbnail:
6 		— — — — Error creating thumbnail:
— 		Altenberg
1 		Sigulda
1 		Königssee
— 		Lake Placid
— 		Error creating thumbnail:
— 		650 1st — —
2013–14 Lillehammer
3 		Error creating thumbnail:
1 		Winterberg
4 		Whistler
1 		Park City
5 		Königssee
1 		Oberhof
1 		Altenberg
1 		Sigulda
– 		— — — — Error creating thumbnail:
1 		Winterberg
– 		Whistler
1 		Park City
1 		Königssee
1 		Altenberg
3 		685 1st — —
2014–15 Error creating thumbnail:
1 		Lake Placid
2 		Calgary
6 		Königssee
1 		Oberhof
1 		Winterberg
1 		Lillehammer
8 		Altenberg
1 		Error creating thumbnail:
3 		Error creating thumbnail:
1 		Calgary
14 		Altenberg
1 		— Lake Placid
1 		Königssee
1 		Oberhof
1 		Winterberg
1 		Lillehammer
1 		Error creating thumbnail:
1 		975 2nd — —
2015–16 Error creating thumbnail:
DSQ 		Lake Placid
6 		Park City
3 		Calgary
1 		Sigulda
1 		Oberhof
1 		Error creating thumbnail:
1 		Altenberg
1 		Winterberg
6 		Park City
3 		Calgary
1 		Oberhof
1 		— Error creating thumbnail:
– 		Lake Placid
– 		Sigulda
1 		Error creating thumbnail:
2 		Altenberg
1 		Winterberg
– 		940 1st
2016–17 Winterberg
4 		Lake Placid
6 		Whistler
6 		Park City
5 		Königssee
4 		Sigulda
4 		Oberhof
1 		Pyeongchang
DNS 		Altenberg
2 		Winterberg
1 		Park City
4 		Sigulda
4 		— Lake Placid
7 		Königssee
– 		Sigulda
2 		Oberhof
1 		Pyeongchang
– 		Altenberg
1 		748 2nd
2017–18 Error creating thumbnail:
3 		Winterberg
2 		Altenberg
1 		Calgary
1 		Lake Placid
7 		Königssee
11 		Oberhof
1 		Lillehammer
5 		Sigulda
2 		Winterberg
1 		Lake Placid
10 		Lillehammer
8 		Sigulda
3 		Error creating thumbnail:
1 		Altenberg
1 		Calgary
1 		Königssee
– 		Oberhof
1 		Sigulda
2 		923 1st —
2018–19 Error creating thumbnail:
6 		Whistler
2 		Calgary
4 		Lake Placid
5 		Königssee
10 		Sigulda
9 		Altenberg
1 		Oberhof
7 		Error creating thumbnail:
8 		Error creating thumbnail:
3 		Lake Placid
8 		Error creating thumbnail:
4 		— Whistler
2 		Calgary
1 		Königssee
– 		Sigulda
3 		Oberhof
– 		Error creating thumbnail:
2 		685 3rd
2019–20 Error creating thumbnail:
6 		Lake Placid
12 		Whistler
2 		Altenberg
3 		Lillehammer
15 		Sigulda
27 		Oberhof
5 		Winterberg
– 		Königssee
4 		Lake Placid
13 		Whistler
4 		Sigulda
– 		— Error creating thumbnail:
3 		Altenberg
2 		Lillehammer
4 		Oberhof
– 		Winterberg
– 		Königssee
1 		482 7th
2020–21 Error creating thumbnail:
1 		Altenberg
1 		Oberhof
1 		Winterberg
1 		Königssee
1 		Sigulda
1 		Oberhof
1 		Error creating thumbnail:
1 		St. Moritz
3 		Error creating thumbnail:
1 		Winterberg
5 		Error creating thumbnail:
3 		— Error creating thumbnail:
1 		Altenberg
4 		Oberhof
1 		Königssee
2 		Sigulda
3 		St. Moritz
CNX 		1095 1st 1st 1st
2021–22 Yanqing
2 		Error creating thumbnail:
2 		Error creating thumbnail:
6 		Altenberg
4 		Error creating thumbnail:
– 		Winterberg
6 		Sigulda
2 		Oberhof
3 		St. Moritz
4 		Error creating thumbnail:
7 		Error creating thumbnail:
– 		Sigulda
1 		— Yanqing
– 		Error creating thumbnail:
– 		Altenberg
– 		Winterberg
– 		Oberhof
– 		St. Moritz
– 		691 3rd 3rd 6th
2022–23 Error creating thumbnail:
15 		Whistler
1 		Park City
2 		Sigulda
4 		Sigulda
2 		Altenberg
3 		Winterberg
3 		St. Moritz
2 		Winterberg
7 		Error creating thumbnail:
– 		Park City
3 		Winterberg
3 		— Whistler
1 		Sigulda 1
2 		Sigulda 2
– 		Altenberg
– 		St. Moritz
– 		Winterberg
– 		767 2nd 1st 6th

References

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  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ David Möller realizes his first victory of the season. at the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (22 February 2009 article accessed 22 February 2009.)
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