FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2001
The 13th FIL Natural Track Luge World Cup in 2001 was held from January 17 to 21 in Stein an der Enns in Styria instead. For the first time a team competition was also held in addition to the single-seat Advertise heritage of the ladies and the men as well as the doubles competition. All medals went to Italy and Austria, with Italy with three gold was the more successful nation.
Single Seater Men
In the single-seater masters of the Italian Blasbichler Anton, who also won in the team competition, became world champion. Reached already at the last three world championships Blasbichler a medal. This time he was able to win in the third round of the competition with a clear best. Silver went to the Austrian Ferdinand Hirzegger who was in the lead after two rounds. For him it was the first and only medal at a World Cup. Won bronze Gerhard Pilz from Austria, who was from 1986 to 1996 five times in succession become world champion in single-seaters. The defending champion Gerald Kallan finished seventh.
Single Seater Ladies
In single-seater of the ladies won with personal bests in the first and second competition round for the first time the Italian Sonja Steinacher that already came in the top three in 1998 and 2000. In second place was her compatriot Renate Gietl that brought her first World Cup medal in Einsitzerbewerb. Bronze went to the Austrian Sandra Mariner, who also was third in 1996. The defending champion Yekaterina Lawrentjewa only reached seventh place.
Two-seater
With the fastest time in the second scoring run, the Austrians Wolfgang and Andreas Schopf Schopf for the first time world champion in doubles were. Silver went to the defending champion Armin Mair and David Mair from Italy, which led after the first run. The bronze medal won Peter Lechner and Peter Brown Egger from Austria. For them, it was next to silver in the team competition, their only medal at the world championships.
Team competition
The inaugural World Championships team competition was won by Team Italy I in front of the same points Team Austria II, but which had a poorer overall runtime. The Team Italy won bronze II, Fourth place went to the team from Poland. The Team Austria I was not in the standings after a failure of the two-seater.