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2015 FIL World Luge Championships – Women's Singles
The Women's singles race of the 2015 FIL World Luge Championships The 2015 FIL World Luge Championships took place under the auspices of the International Luge Federation at the Sigulda bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Sigulda, Latvia from 14–15 February 2015. Schedule Four events were held. Medal s ... was held on 14 February 2015. Results The first run was started at 12:36 and the second run at 14:15. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2015 FIL World Luge Championships - Women's singles Women's singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigulda Bobsleigh, Luge, And Skeleton Track
The Sigulda Bobsleigh and Luge Track () is located in Sigulda, Latvia, built in 1986. Currently, the track manager is Dainis Dukurs, former bobsleigh brakeman and the father of skeleton racers Martins and Tomass Dukurs. History Sledding took place in Sigulda as early as 1887. Several alpine skiing venues were held near the track following World War II.History of sport in Sigulda in English. – accessed February 21, 2008. By the late 1960s, the city government of Sigulda approved the construction of a new track, designed by the Sports Facilities Scientific and Technical Centre in |
Arianne Jones
Arianne Jones (born September 21, 1990) is a Canadian luger who has competed since 2005. Jones has also qualified to compete for Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia by winning a last chance race off with another teammate. She placed 13th overall in the 2014 Olympic Games, with other outstanding achievements including her first bronze medal in the 2014 Calgary Luge World Cup and a gold medal in the Team Relay portion of 2016 Winterberg Luge World Cup in Germany. Career Jones attributes her start in luge to a recruitment camp held at Canada Olympic Park, following the 2002 Winter Olympics in Park City, Utah Park City is a city in Utah, United States. Most of the city is within Summit County, Utah, Summit County, with some portions extending into Wasatch County, Utah, Wasatch County. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. The city is sou .... Beginning her career at the age of twelve, she worked her way to an elite level through competing in junior n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgit Platzer
Birgit Platzer (born 14 October 1992 in Kirchdorf an der Krems) is an Austrian luger. Platzer competed for Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympics. In the Women's singles she placed 23rd. As of September 2014, her best performance at the FIL World Luge Championships is 16th, in the 2012 Championships, and her best Luge World Cup overall finish is 19th in 2012–13. Platzer also competed for Austria at the 2018 Winter Olympics Austria competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 105 competitors in 12 sports. They won 14 medals in total: five gold, three silver and six bronze; ranking 10th in the medal table. Meda .... References External links * * * * archive 1992 births Living people Austrian female lugers Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic lugers for Austria People from Kirchdorf an der Krems Sportspeople from Upper Austria 21st-century Austrian sportswome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olena Stetskiv
Olena Andriivna Stetskiv (, born 15 June 1994) is a Ukrainian luger. She participated at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. Career Stetskiv competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, where she was 9th in the singles competition and 7th in the team relay (together with Dukach, Buryy, and Lehedza). Next season she debuted in World Cup competitions. As of February 2022, Stetskiv's best Luge World Cup finish was 12th during the 2018–19 in Altenberg, Germany. Stetskiv competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Ukraine. In the women's singles, she placed 26th. She represented Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. She finished 28th in women's singles. In 2022, Olena Stetskiv was nominated for her third Winter Games in Beijing. Personal life Stetskiv graduated from Lviv State University of Physical Culture Lviv State University of Physical Culture () is a university specializing in sports education located in Lviv, Ukraine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sung Eun-ryung
Sung Eun-ryung (born 14 April 1992 in Seoul) is a South Korean luger. Sung competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for South Korea. In the Women's singles she placed 29th. She was also a part of the South Korean relay team, which finished 12th. As of September 2014, Sung's best performance at the FIL World Luge Championships is 29th, in the 2013 Championships. As of September 2014, Sung's best Luge World Cup overall finish is 35th in 2011–12. Education *Yong In University Yong In University is a private university located in Samga-dong, Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Founded as a judo school, it expanded to the present-day comprehensive private university offering both undergraduate and ... References External links * 1992 births Living people South Korean female lugers Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic lugers for South Korea Sportspeople from Seoul Yong In University alumni 21st-ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viera Gburova
Viera may refer to: Places *Viera, Florida, a community in the United States *Viera, Piedmont, a subdivision in the municipality of Coggiola, province of Biella, Italy *The Dolmen de Viera or Dolmen de los Hermanos Viera, a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb in Antequera, Spain *Viera, a historical name of what now tends to be called Wyre, an island of the Orkney Islands, Scotland People * Viera (given name) * Anthony Viera, Trinidad and Tobago politician * Feliciano Viera (1872–1927), former president of Uruguay * José de Viera y Clavijo (1731–1813), Spanish historian * Helvecia Viera (1928–2009), Chilean actress and comedian * Ricardo Viera (1945–2020), Cuban visual artist, curator, educator * Meredith Vieira (1953), United States broadcast journalist * Sebastián Viera (born 1983), Uruguayan-born footballer * Jonathan Viera (born 1989), Spanish footballer * Gustavo Viera (Paraguayan footballer) (born 1995), Paraguayan football midfielder * Gustavo Viera (Uru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Sweeney (luger)
Emily Carolyn Sweeney (born November 28, 1993) is an American luger. She is the sister of fellow luger Megan Sweeney. Luge career During the 2009 World Cup season, Sweeney became Junior World Luge Champion and took bronze medals at the Junior World Cup at Winterberg, Germany and a gold medal at Park City, Utah. On November 26, 2017, she won her first World Cup gold medal in the sprint race at Winterberg. Emily Sweeney was selected as a member of the 2018 USA Olympic Team. At the Pyongchang Games, her first Olympics, Sweeney crashed on her final run, losing control at turn 12 of the Alpensia track after "(catching) a good amount of air" when entering the corner. The neck and back fractures she suffered were figured out some days later. Nine months after her accident, she came back and won a bronze medal at a World Cup race in Whistler, British Columbia Whistler (, ; , ) is a resort municipality in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. It is l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raluca Strămăturaru
Raluca Nicoleta Strămăturaru (born 22 November 1985) is a Romanian luger who has competed since 1996. Her younger sister Violeta Strămăturaru is also a luger. Strămăturaru's best Luge World Cup season finish was 23rd in women's singles in 2007–08. Her best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 22nd in women's singles at Oberhof in 2008. Her best finish at the FIL European Luge Championships was 17th in women's singles at Cesana Pariol in 2008. Strămăturaru qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics where she finished 21st in the women's singles event. At her 3rd successive appearance at the Olympics, she ended up with her best career result and the best result for Romania in Winter Olympics in the last 24 years: 7th place at 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewa Kuls
Ewa Kuls-Kusyk (née Kuls, born 3 September 1991) is a Polish luger, born in Gorzów Wielkopolski. She competed at the FIL World Luge Championships 2012 in Altenberg, Saxony, Altenberg, at the FIL World Luge Championships 2013 in Whistler, British Columbia, Whistler, British Columbia, at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi in Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's singles, women's singles, and at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang in Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's singles, women's singles and Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Team relay, team relay. References External links * * (2018) * (2014) * 1991 births Living people Polish female lugers Olympic lugers for Poland Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Gorzów Wielkopolski 21st-century Polish sportswomen {{Poland-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalia Wojtuściszyn
Natalia Wojtuściszyn (born 2 February 1993 in Gorzów Wielkopolski) at the Polish Olympic Committee website is a Polish luger. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's singles, women's singles and Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Team relay, team relay. References External links * 1993 births Living people Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Polish female lugers Olympic lugers for Poland Sportspeople from Gorzów Wielkopolski 21st-century Polish sportswomen {{Poland-luge-bio-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Vötter
Andrea Vötter (born 3 April 1995) is an Italian luger. Career Vötter competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Italy. In the Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's singles, Women's singles she placed 19th. Vötter's best Luge World Cup overall finish is 7th in 2018–19 Luge World Cup, 2018–19. At the 2024 FIL World Luge Championships, 2024 FIL World Luge Championships, World Championships at Altenberg, Saxony, Altenberg, Germnay, she along with partner Marion Oberhofer became the 2024 FIL World Luge Championships – Women's doubles' sprint, Doubles' sprint champion. References External links * 1995 births Living people Italian female lugers Italian lugers Lugers at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic lugers for Italy Sportspeople from Brixen Lugers from South Tyrol 21st-century Italian sportswomen Italian people of Austrian descent {{Italy-lug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
