FIL World Luge Championships 2008

[1] Organizing Committee President Bernd Rossmann (spelled Roßmann in Germany) stated that "We can expect 5,000 Visitors each day, but we hope we can reach 10,000 daily.

[7] January 25, 2008 at 2 PM CET (13:00 UTC)[5] A retirement ceremony was held prior to the start of the event for four-time women's singles world champion Sylke Otto, who won in 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2005, before retiring prior to last year's world championships in Igls, Austria.

[9] January 27, 2008 at 10 AM CET (09:00 UTC)[5] This was Florschütz and Wustlich's third world championship in this event, having previously won in 2001 and 2005.

Defending world champions Patric Leitner and Alexander Resch of Germany finished a disappointing 11th place while defending European champions Christian Oberstolz and Patrick Gruber of Italy finished 21st after the first run and did not even qualify for the second run of the event.

Felix Loch's victory in the men's singles event drew two million viewers or a 17.4 percent share.