Natalie Corless (born 27 November 2003) is a Canadian

luge A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine (face up) and feet-first. A luger steers by using the calf muscles to flex the sled's runners or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh for s ...

Career

At the age of 16 in December 2019, Natalie Corless, along with

Caitlin Nash Caitlin () is a female given name of Irish origin. Historically, the Irish name Caitlín was anglicized as Cathleen or Kathleen. In the 1970s, however, non-Irish speakers began pronouncing the name according to English spelling rules as , which ...

, became the first women ever to compete in a FIL World Cup doubles race. They finished in 22nd place out of 23 sleds (the last sled crashed out). A month later the pair would go onto compete at the first ever girls' doubles event at the

Winter Youth Olympics The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event for athletes between 15 and 18 years old, organized by the International Olympic Committee. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consisten ...

, winning silver. For the 2021–22 season, Corless switched focus to the singles event. In January 2022, Corless was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.

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* * * * 2003 births Living people Canadian female lugers Olympic lugers for Canada Youth Olympic silver medalists for Canada Lugers at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics Lugers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from New Westminster Medalists at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics 21st-century Canadian women {{Canada-luge-bio-stub