Luge icon Georg Hackl has been injured.

After crash in Cortina: Luge legend Hackl injured

Luge icon Georg Hackl crashed and was injured on the newly built track at the Cortina Sliding Centre.

February 08, 2026

From: dpa/dl

The International Luge Federation (FIL) confirmed this to the German Press Agency. According to a Latvian FIL doctor, Hackl dislocated his shoulder and is currently in a hospital. BILD had first reported on the accident during the women's training.

The 59-year-old “Schorsch” Hackl, who switched from the German federation to the Austrians in 2022, is the most successful luger in Olympic history with three gold and two silver medals.

Hackl “fell on his head”

"I wanted to watch my luge athletes training. I went along a path and climbed up a bit to get a look at the track. That's my job, after all. Unfortunately, something broke away beneath me, and I fell 1,80 meters and hit my head," Hackl told the press. BILD.

It is questionable whether he will be able to be at the track for the first major gold medal duel in the men's competition between Max Langenhan and the Austrian Jonas Müller on Sunday evening.