Aileen Christina Frisch (born 25 August 1992) is a South Korean-

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n luger. Frisch competed at the

2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpi ...

and 2022 Winter Olympics for South Korea.

Sports career

In 2012, Frisch became the world junior female singles luge champion, competing as a German. Frisch failed to make the German luge team for the 2014 Winter Olympics. She retired from luging in 2015 at age 22. After her retirement, she was contacted by German coaches hired by

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to become a naturalized South Korean and join the South Korean luge team. At first, she refused, but in 2016, she consented and acceded to a second request when she started missing the competitions. In December 2016, she became a South Korean citizen so she could legally compete on the South Korea team at the

. She also competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Frisch, Aileen 1992 births Living people South Korean female lugers Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic lugers of South Korea Naturalized citizens of South Korea Naturalised sports competitors German female lugers German emigrants to South Korea People from Lebach Sportspeople from Saarland South Korean people of Slovenian descent German people of Slovenian descent

Sports career

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