Luge at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's singles

The women's luge
Luge
A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...

at the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...

began on February 12, and was completed on February 13 at Cesana Pariol

Cesana Pariol

Cesana Pariol was the venue for bobsled, luge and skeleton during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The track, built for the games, is located in Cesana...

Results

Runs 1 and 2 were held on February 12, and runs 3 and 4 on February 13. The German women sweep the podium in the sport for the fifth time in history.

Place	Athlete	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Total	Behind
	Sylke Otto Sylke Otto Sylke Otto is a former German luger who competed from 1991 to 2007...	43.356	43.076	42.940	43.092	2:52.464	—
	Barbara Niedernhuber Barbara Niedernhuber Barbara Niedernhuber is a German luger who competed from 1994 to 2006. She won two silver medals in the women's singles event at the Winter Olympics...	44.614	43.134	43.215	43.090	2:52.785	+0.321
	Silke Kraushaar	43.294	43.224	43.195	43.152	2:52.865	+0.401
4	Angelika Neuner Angelika Neuner Angelika Neuner is an Austrian luger who competed from 1987 to 2002. Competing in four Winter Olympics, she won two medals in the women's singles event with a silver in 1992 and a bronze in 1998...	43.683	43.440	43.601	43.438	2:54.162	+1.698
5	Becky Wilczak Becky Wilczak Becky Wilczak is an American luger who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She won the bronze medal in the mixed team event at the 2001 FIL World Luge Championships in Calgary, Alberta, Canada...	43.509	43.481	43.420	43.844	2:54.254	+1.790
6	Liliya Ludan Liliya Ludan Liliya Anatoliyvna Ludan is a Ukrainian luger who has competed since 1985. Competing in for Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of sixth in the women's singles event both in 2002 and in 2006....	43.800	43.623	43.565	43.511	2:54.499	+2.035
7	Sonja Manzenreiter Sonja Manzenreiter Sonja Manzenreiter is an Austrian luger who competed from 1997 to 2006. She won the bronze medal in the mixed team event at the 2003 FIL World Luge Championships in Sigulda, Latvia....	43.864	43.540	43.585	43.548	2:54.537	+2.073
8	Ashley Hayden Ashley Walden Ashley Walden is an American luger who has competed since 1998...	43.765	43.645	43.428	43.820	2:54.658	+2.194
9	Anna Orlova Anna Orlova Anna Orlova is a retired Latvian luger who competed at six Winter Olympics between 1992 and 2010. She won the silver medal in the mixed team event at the 2003 FIL World Luge Championships in Sigulda, Latvia and finished fourth in the women's singles event at those same championships.Orlova also...	43.795	43.658	43.642	43.644	2:54.739	+2.275
10	Iluta Gaile	43.779	43.791	43.656	43.847	2:55.073	+2.609
11	Simone Eder	43.880	43.760	43.824	43.638	2:55.102	+2.638
12	Regan Lauscher Regan Lauscher Regan Lauscher is a Canadian luger. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of tenth in the women's singles event at Turin in 2006....	44.001	43.681	43.615	43.821	2:55.118	+2.654
13	Courtney Zablocki Courtney Zablocki Courtney Zablocki is an American luger who competed from 1997 to 2010. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of fourth in the women's singles event at Turin in 2006....	43.934	44.103	43.734	43.383	2:55.154	+2.690
14	Margarita Klimenko	43.889	43.951	43.920	43.800	2:55.560	+3.096
15	Anastasia Antonova	44.034	43.840	43.967	43.828	2:55.669	+3.205
16	Waltraud Schiefer	44.209	43.798	43.879	43.830	2:55.716	+3.252
17	Natalie Obkircher Natalie Obkircher Natalie Obkircher is an Italian luger who competed between 1990 and 2003. She won five medals in the mixed team event at the FIL World Luge Championships with one silver and four bronzes ....	44.632	43.657	43.905	43.533	2:55.727	+3.263
18	Maija Tīruma Maija Tiruma Maija Tīruma is a Latvian luger who has competed since the 2000.She won two bronze medals in the mixed team relay event at the FIL World Luge Championships ....	44.050	43.954	43.971	43.956	2:55.931	+3.467
19	Markéta Jeriová Markéta Jeriová Markéta Jeriová is a Czech luger who competed from 1998 to 2006. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 19th in the women's singles event at Salt Lake City in 2002....	44.710	43.764	43.845	43.811	2:56.130	+3.666
20	Oryslava Tscuclib	44.274	43.942	44.060	44.005	2:56.281	+3.817
21	Veronika Sabolová Veronika Sabolová Veronika Sabolová is a Slovakian luger who has competed since 1995. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 14th in the women's singles event at Vancouver in 2010....	44.021	44.113	43.947	44.231	2:56.312	+3.848
22	Maria Feichter	44.042	43.999	44.050	44.359	2:56.450	+3.986
23	Angela Paul	44.407	44.256	43.943	43.869	2:56.475	+4.011
24	Melanie Ougier	44.228	44.055	44.161	44.043	2:56.487	+4.023
25	Yumie Kobayashi	44.192	44.107	44.149	44.215	2:56.663	+4.199
26	Anne Abernathy Anne Abernathy Anne Abernathy is a luge athlete from the United States Virgin Islands and is the oldest female athlete to compete in the Winter Olympics. The 2006 Winter Olympics were her sixth. Despite her age, she is a consistent competitor with frequent World Cup podium finishes, and she is consistently...	44.491	44.740	44.619	44.579	2:58.429	+5.965
27	Anastasiya Skulkina	44.657	44.464	44.934	44.800	2:58.855	+6.391
28	Dinah Browne	45.603	44.585	44.857	44.700	2:59.745	+7.281
	Iginia Boccalandro Iginia Boccalandro Iginia Boccalandro Valentina is a Venezuelan Olympic athlete.She was born in Caracas, Venezuela, but trained in Salt Lake City in the United States. She was a volleyball player and downhill skier in Venezuela before switching careers due to chronic knee problems...	DNF

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