Summer Britcher (born March 21, 1994) is an American

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 ...

r who earned a place on the Olympic team to compete at the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

. She was the youngest woman on the U.S. Olympic Luge team in Sochi.

Life

Britcher is the daughter of Carrie Britcher and

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City Fire Department Battalion Chief William Britcher. She first became involved in luge at age 11, when she spoke to Gordy Sheer of USA Luge at a promotional/scouting event called the Luge Challenge at the Ski Liberty in Pennsylvania. Sheer suggested she go to Lake Placid for a try-out. Britcher later moved to Lake Placid to train. Britcher attended

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in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, where she played on the soccer and tennis teams. She graduated from high school in 2012. Britcher won a gold medal in the team relay at the

2012 Youth Winter Olympics The 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games (german: Olympische Jugend-Winterspiele 2012), officially known as the I Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG), were an international multi-sport event for youths that took place in Innsbruck, Austria, on 13–22 J ...

. She placed fifth place in the girls' individual event at those Games. Britcher placed first in the 2013 U.S. Junior National Championship.NBC Olympics Summer Britcher profile
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References

External links

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USA Luge.org profile
1994 births American female lugers Living people Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic lugers for the United States Sportspeople from York County, Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Baltimore Lugers at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics Youth Olympic gold medalists for the United States 21st-century American women Susquehannock High School alumni {{US-luge-bio-stub