Luge aces take off

Thomas Steu is looking forward to returning to Lillehammer

The protégés of ÖRV head coach Christian Eigentler have been on the ice since the beginning of October and have been able to complete their program with maximum intensity. This year, the weather and track conditions were also perfect and the 30 luge days could be fully utilized. Now it's off to Norway.

The first test is scheduled for the end of the month in Lillehammer (Nor), which is returning to the World Cup calendar after 2020. Four years ago, Austria celebrated the European Championship gold medal in the team competition on the 1994 Olympic track.

A good place for Steu
Thomas Steu from Bludenz was also part of the team back then. The 29-year-old is now looking forward to returning to Lillehammer, even though his partner Wolfgang Kindl's preparations were not ideal due to mononucleosis. "We started our preparations late, deliberately dosed the program and were still able to achieve what we set out to do," explains Steu, "I personally feel very comfortable on the track in Lillehammer - the more ice there is, the more difficult it is to ski."