Germany's Felix Loch is the defending Olympic and world champion in this event.
[6] Hüfner rebounded from her disappointing finish at the 2009 championships with her third gold medal in this event.
Plankensteiner and Haselrieder retired between the 2010 Winter Olympics and the start of the 2010-11 Luge World Cup.
[5] The German team of Loch, Natalie Geisenberger, André Florschütz, and Torsten Wustlich were the defending world champions.
The event was to have taken place on 30 January at 10:20 CET, but was cancelled due to technical problems.