The International Luge Federation ; German: Internationaler Rennrodelverband) is the main international federation for all luge sports. Founded by 13 nations at Davos, Switzerland in 1957, it has members of 53 national luge associations as of 2009 and is based in Berchtesgaden, Germany.
The first luge competition took place on February 12, 1883 on a four kilometer course between Davos and Klosters, Switzerland, with the co-winners from Australia and Switzerland having a time of 9 minutes, 15 seconds. Austria, Germany, and Switzerland founded the Internationaler Schlittensportsverband ) in 1913 in Dresden, Germany. The first European Luge Championships took place in Reichenberg, Bohemia in 1914. World War I in Europe caused the ISSV operations to be suspended and prevented any additional competitions until 1927.
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