Felix Loch

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Felix Loch
Loch in 2026
Personal information
Born (1989-07-24) 24 July 1989[1]
Sonneberg,[1] East Germany
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
WebsiteFelixLoch.de
Sport
CountryGermany
SportLuge
EventSingles
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  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2010 VancouverSingles
Gold medal – first place2014 SochiSingles
Gold medal – first place2014 SochiMixed team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 OberhofSingles
Gold medal – first place2008 OberhofMixed team
Gold medal – first place2009 Lake PlacidSingles
Gold medal – first place2009 Lake PlacidMixed team
Gold medal – first place2012 AltenbergSingles
Gold medal – first place2012 AltenbergMixed team
Gold medal – first place2013 WhistlerSingles
Gold medal – first place2013 WhistlerMixed team
Gold medal – first place2015 SiguldaMixed team
Gold medal – first place2016 KönigsseeSingles
Gold medal – first place2016 KönigsseeSprint
Gold medal – first place2016 KönigsseeMixed team
Gold medal – first place2019 WinterbergSingles
Gold medal – first place2023 OberhofSprint
Silver medal – second place2011 CesanaSingles
Silver medal – second place2015 SiguldaSingles
Silver medal – second place2019 WinterbergSprint
Silver medal – second place2021 KönigsseeSingles
Silver medal – second place2021 KönigsseeMixed team
Silver medal – second place2025 WhistlerSingles
Bronze medal – third place2019 WinterbergTeam relay
Bronze medal – third place2024 AlternbergSingles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 OberhofSingles
Gold medal – first place2013 OberhofMixed team
Gold medal – first place2015 SochiMixed team
Gold medal – first place2016 AltenbergSingles
Gold medal – first place2016 AltenbergMixed team
Gold medal – first place2021 SiguldaSingles
Gold medal – first place2026 OberhofTeam relay
Silver medal – second place2018 SiguldaSingles
Silver medal – second place2018 SiguldaMixed team
Silver medal – second place2023 SiguldaSingles
Silver medal – second place2026 OberhofSingles
Silver medal – second place2026 OberhofMixed singles
Bronze medal – third place2012 ParamonovoSingles
Bronze medal – third place2015 SochiSingles
Bronze medal – third place2021 SiguldaMixed team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 AltenbergSingles
Gold medal – first place2006 AltenbergMixed team
Gold medal – first place2007 CesanaSingles
Gold medal – first place2007 CesanaMixed team
Silver medal – second place2008 Lake PlacidSingles

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

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]

At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Loch entered the men singles event as a favorite to medal, but finished in sixth place.[8][9] Following the 2026 games, he announced his intention to continue to compete and aim for a spot at the 2030 Winter Olympics in France.[10]

In March 2026, Loch won his 8th Luge World Cup men's singles title.[9]

Luge results

Olympic Games

Event Age Singles Team relay
Canada 2010 Vancouver20Gold—N/a
Russia 2014 Sochi24GoldGold
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang285th—
China 2022 Beijing324th—
Italy 2026 Milan-Cortina366th—

World Championships

  • 21 medals – (14 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze)
Year Age Singles Sprint Team relay Mixed singles
Germany 2008 Oberhof19Gold—N/aGold—N/a
United States 2009 Lake Placid20Gold—N/aGold
Italy 2011 Cesena22Silver—N/a—N/a
Germany 2012 Altenberg23Gold—N/aGold
Canada 2013 Whistler24Gold—N/aGold
Latvia 2015 Sigulda26Silver—N/aGold
Germany 2016 Königssee27GoldGoldGold
Austria 2017 Innsbruck286th10th—
Germany 2019 Winterberg30GoldSilverBronze
Russia 2020 Sochi319th13th—
Germany 2021 Königssee32Silver4thSilver
Germany 2023 Oberhof334thGold—
Germany 2024 Altenberg34Bronze4th—
Canada 2025 Whistler35Silver—N/a——

World Cup

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		 —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a Calgary
–		 Nagano
–		 Königssee
–		 Winterberg
–		 —N/a —N/a 211 16th —N/a —N/a
2007–08 Lake Placid
5		 Calgary
10		 Winterberg
8		 Innsbruck
12		 Königssee
4		 Altenberg
–		 Sigulda 1
7		 Sigulda 2
15		 —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a Lake Placid
3		 Winterberg
–		 Königssee
–		 Sigulda
–		 —N/a —N/a 297 6th —N/a —N/a
2008–09 Innsbruck
–		 Sigulda
–		 Winterberg
–		 Königssee
3		 Cesana
2		 Oberhof
2		 Altenberg
2		 Calgary
2		 Whistler
3		 —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a Sigulda
–		 Winterberg
–		 Königssee
–		 Oberhof
–		 Altenberg
–		 —N/a 480 4th —N/a —N/a
2009–10 Calgary
4		 Innsbruck
4		 Altenberg
1		 Lillehammer
3		 Königssee
9		 Winterberg
17		 Oberhof
7		 Cesana
2		 —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a Innsbruck
–		 Altenberg
1		 Königssee
1		 Winterberg
–		 Oberhof
–		 —N/a 484 3rd —N/a —N/a
2010–11 Innsbruck
1		 Winterberg
4		 Calgary
3		 Park City
4		 Königssee
5		 Oberhof
1		 Altenberg
1
2		 Sigulda
14		 —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a Innsbruck
–		 Winterberg
–		 Königssee
–		 Oberhof
1		 Altenberg
1		 Sigulda
–		 658 2nd —N/a —N/a
2011–12 Innsbruck
1		 Whistler
1		 Calgary
2		 Königssee
1		 Oberhof
1		 Winterberg
1		 St. Moritz
4		 Sigulda
1
3		 —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a Innsbruck
–		 Whistler
1		 Königssee
2		 Oberhof
1		 Winterberg
1		 Sigulda
3		 815 1st —N/a —N/a
2012–13 Innsbruck
1		 Königssee
2		 Altenberg
1		 Sigulda
3		 Königssee
4		 Oberhof
1		 Winterberg
2		 Lake Placid
—		 Sochi
6		 —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a Innsbruck
—		 Altenberg
1		 Sigulda
1		 Königssee
—		 Lake Placid
—		 Sochi
—		 650 1st —N/a —N/a
2013–14 Lillehammer
3		 Innsbruck
1		 Winterberg
4		 Whistler
1		 Park City
5		 Königssee
1		 Oberhof
1		 Altenberg
1		 Sigulda
–		 —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a Innsbruck
1		 Winterberg
–		 Whistler
1		 Park City
1		 Königssee
1		 Altenberg
3		 685 1st —N/a —N/a
2014–15 Innsbruck
1		 Lake Placid
2		 Calgary
6		 Königssee
1		 Oberhof
1		 Winterberg
1		 Lillehammer
8		 Altenberg
1		 Sochi
3		 Innsbruck
1		 Calgary
14		 Altenberg
1		 —N/a Lake Placid
1		 Königssee
1		 Oberhof
1		 Winterberg
1		 Lillehammer
1		 Sochi
1		 975 2nd —N/a —N/a
2015–16 Innsbruck
DSQ		 Lake Placid
6		 Park City
3		 Calgary
1		 Sigulda
1		 Oberhof
1		 Sochi
1		 Altenberg
1		 Winterberg
6		 Park City
3		 Calgary
1		 Oberhof
1		 —N/a Innsbruck
–		 Lake Placid
–		 Sigulda
1		 Sochi
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		 —N/a Lake Placid
7		 Königssee
–		 Sigulda
2		 Oberhof
1		 Pyeongchang
–		 Altenberg
1		 748 2nd
2017–18 Innsbruck
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		 Innsbruck
1		 Altenberg
1		 Calgary
1		 Königssee
–		 Oberhof
1		 Sigulda
2		 923 1st —N/a
2018–19 Innsbruck
6		 Whistler
2		 Calgary
4		 Lake Placid
5		 Königssee
10		 Sigulda
9		 Altenberg
1		 Oberhof
7		 Sochi
8		 Innsbruck
3		 Lake Placid
8		 Sochi
4		 —N/a Whistler
2		 Calgary
1		 Königssee
–		 Sigulda
3		 Oberhof
–		 Sochi
2		 685 3rd
2019–20 Innsbruck
6		 Lake Placid
12		 Whistler
2		 Altenberg
3		 Lillehammer
15		 Sigulda
27		 Oberhof
5		 Winterberg
–		 Königssee
4		 Lake Placid
13		 Whistler
4		 Sigulda
–		 —N/a Innsbruck
3		 Altenberg
2		 Lillehammer
4		 Oberhof
–		 Winterberg
–		 Königssee
1		 482 7th
2020–21 Innsbruck
1		 Altenberg
1		 Oberhof
1		 Winterberg
1		 Königssee
1		 Sigulda
1		 Oberhof
1		 Innsbruck
1		 St. Moritz
3		 Innsbruck
1		 Winterberg
5		 Innsbruck
3		 —N/a Innsbruck
1		 Altenberg
4		 Oberhof
1		 Königssee
2		 Sigulda
3		 St. Moritz
CNX		 1095 1st 1st 1st
2021–22 Yanqing
2		 Sochi
2		 Sochi
6		 Altenberg
4		 Innsbruck
–		 Winterberg
6		 Sigulda
2		 Oberhof
3		 St. Moritz
4		 Sochi
7		 Innsbruck
–		 Sigulda
1		 —N/a Yanqing
–		 Sochi
–		 Altenberg
–		 Winterberg
–		 Oberhof
–		 St. Moritz
–		 691 3rd 3rd 6th
2022–23 Innsbruck
15		 Whistler
1		 Park City
2		 Sigulda
4		 Sigulda
2		 Altenberg
3		 Winterberg
3		 St. Moritz
2		 Winterberg
7 		Innsbruck
–		 Park City
3		 Winterberg
3		 —N/a Whistler
1		 Sigulda 1
2		 Sigulda 2
–		 Altenberg
–		 St. Moritz
–		 Winterberg
– 		767 2nd 1st 6th

References

  1. "Felix Loch". FIL-Luge.org. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  2. Harder, Wolfgang (May 2014). "All four gold medals go to the 'Sunshine Training Group'" (PDF). FIL Magazine. Vol. 1, no. 51. Berchtesgaden, Germany: International Luge Federation. p. 9. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. "German Felix Loch easily wins men's luge gold". Houston Chronicle. 14 February 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  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.)
  6. "Felix Loch of Germany captures gold in luge again". USA Today. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  7. "Winter Olympics: David Gleirscher claims Austria's first luge gold in 50 years after Felix Loch error". BBC. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  8. "Germans, Austrians to battle for luge gold in men's singles event | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  9. @FILuge. "Season Results Singles: When Thousandths Of A Second Decide The Crystal Globe". conTRANCE. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  10. Reynolds, Tim (17 February 2026). "German luge great Felix Loch says he plans to compete for a spot at the 2030 Olympics in France". AP News. Retrieved 15 March 2026.