International luge chief amazed at Chinese sliders' progress

BEIJING, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- International Luge Federation (FIL) president Einars Fogelis said on Thursday that Chinese luge sliders have made amazing progress from scratch with the possibility of achieving good results at the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics.

Fogelis, who was elected as FIL President last November, arrived in Beijing on Monday for the Luge World Cup scheduled to take place from Friday to next S