Wave of resignations in South Tyrolean natural track luge

The final of the FIL World Cup in natural track luge 2024/2025 in Deutschnofen will be the big farewell show for Evelin Lanthaler (33), Patrick Pigneter (37) and Florian Clara (37).

10. February 2025

From: pm/sn

The most successful natural track lugers of all time will compete in their last race on Sunday, February 23, 2025. Together, Lanthaler, Pigneter and Clara have (so far) 114 World Cup victories in the singles, won the overall World Cup 21 times and have been world champions in the singles eight times.

In addition, Pigneter celebrated 68 World Cup victories in the doubles with Florian Clara; the duo won five gold medals at world championships and secured the overall World Cup 13 times. Evelin Lanthaler made his World Cup debut in the 2007/2008 season, Patrick Pigneter competed in his first World Cup race in February 2004, and Florian Clara first appeared in the World Cup in January 2006.

Successes Evelin Lanthaler

Evelin Lanthaler was unbeatable for years. © Andreas Ebermann

Overall World Cup, Women's Singles
Ekaterina Lavrenteva (RUS) 12 overall wins
Evelin Lanthaler (ITA) 9 overall victories
Sonja Steinacher (ITA) 4 overall victories

World Cup, women's singles
Evelin Lanthaler (ITA) 57 wins
Ekaterina Lavrenteva (RUS) 55 wins
Elvira Holzknecht (AUT) 16 wins

World Championships, Women's Singles
Evelin Lanthaler (ITA) 5 gold medals
Ekaterina Lavrenteva (RUS) 4 gold medals
Delia Vaudan (ITA) 3 gold medals

European Championships, Women's Singles
Ekaterina Lavrenteva (RUS) 5 gold medals
Evelin Lanthaler (ITA) 5 gold medals (unbeaten since 2016)

Successes Patrick Pigneter

Patrick Pigneter is a legend in natural track luge.

Overall World Cup, Men's Singles
Patrick Pigneter (ITA) 12 overall victories
Thomas Kammerlander (AUT) 5 overall victories
Anton Blasbichler (ITA) 4 overall wins

World Cup, Men's Singles
Patrick Pigneter (ITA) 54 wins
Thomas Kammerlander (AUT) 27 wins
Anton Blasbichler (ITA) 20 wins

World Championships, Men's Singles
Gerhard Pilz (AUT) 5 gold medals
Patrick Pigneter (ITA) 3 gold medals
Alex Gruber (ITA) 3 gold medals

European Championships, Men's Singles
Patrick Pigneter (ITA) 4 gold medals

Successes Florian Clara

3 World Cup victories in 2025

Florian Clara was also very strong in the individual competition recently. © Tobias Unterhofer / Jana Zischg

Successes of the Pigneter/Clara doubles
Overall World Cup
Patrick Pigneter/Florian Clara (ITA) 13 overall wins
Pavel Porshnev/Ivan Lazarev (RUS) 4 overall wins
Helmut Ruetz/Andi Ruetz (AUT) 4 overall victories

World Cup
Patrick Pigneter/Florian Clara (ITA) 68 wins
Pavel Porshnev/Ivan Lazarev (RUS) 23 wins
Reinhard Beer/Herbert Kögl (AUT) 18 wins

World championships
Patrick Pigneter/Florian Clara (ITA) 5 gold medals
Pavel Porshnev/Ivan Lazarev (RUS) 3 gold medals
Wolfgang Schopf/Andreas Schopf (AUT) 2 gold medals
Andreas Jud/Ernst Oberhammer (ITA) 2 gold medals

European Championships
Pavel Porshnev/Ivan Lazarev (RUS) 5 gold medals
Patrick Pigneter/Florian Clara (ITA) 4 gold medals