Additional Information
Highlights
Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
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World Championships |
14 | Singles | 2013 | Whistler, BC, CAN | 1:14.092 |
World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
Season | Singles |
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2013/2014 | 7 |
2012/2013 | 20 |
2011/2012 | 23 |
Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
Season | Singles | Relay |
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2013/2014 | 1 x 1st | 1 x 2nd |
2012/2013 | 1 x 6th | - |
2011/2012 | 1 x 8th | - |
Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
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Ten best World Cup performances in current season |
1 | Singles | 2013/2014 | Sigulda, LAT | 1:23.976 |
2 | Team Relay | 2013/2014 | Park City, UT, USA | 2:19.128 |
4 | Singles | 2013/2014 | Park City, UT, USA | 1:27.929 |
6 | Singles | 2013/2014 | Whistler, BC, CAN | 1:13.851 |
7 | Singles | 2013/2014 | Winterberg, GER | 1:54.605 |
12 | Singles | 2013/2014 | Oberhof, GER | 1:25.012 |
12 | Singles | 2013/2014 | Lillehammer, NOR | 1:36.530 |
15 | Singles | 2013/2014 | Konigssee, GER | 1:42.099 |
21 | Singles | 2013/2014 | Altenberg, GER | 1:47.903 |
23 | Singles | 2013/2014 | Igls, AUT | 1:21.238 |
Junior World Championships |
3 | Team Relay | 2011 | Oberhof, GER | 2:21.707 |
6 | Singles | 2011 | Oberhof, GER | 1:28.844 |
7 | Singles | 2012 | Konigssee, GER | 1:44.075 |
LegendDNS-Did not start, DNQ-Did not qualify for final run, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
- Hobbies: Surfing. (usatoday.com, 13 Oct 2013)
- Education: Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
- Coach: Miro Zayonc [national] (usaluge.org, 10 Dec 2013)
- Occupation: Athlete, Student
- Languages Spoken: English
- Injuries: In October 2013 she won an event in Park City, UT, United States, despite having broken her right foot in a training accident. The win earned her a spot on the US World Cup team. (usatoday.com, 21 Oct 2013; sportsillustrated.cnn.com, 20 Oct 2013)
She broke her back in a training accident around 2008 at the Olympic track in Whistler, BC, Canada. (morganjonescommsportfolio.files.wordpress.com, 01 Nov 2011)
Additional Information
Member of national team since2007 (fil-luge.org, 02 Feb 2013)
Start of sporting careerShe first tried luge at age 10 in Long Beach, CA, United States. (universe.byu.edu, 02 Nov 2011)
Reason for taking up this sportHer father took her to a US slider search event and she was hooked on the sport immediately. "They have these clinics that travel around and they came to Long Beach. They just slap a helmet on you and then push you down this hill." (universe.byu.edu, 02 Nov 2011)
AmbitionsTo compete at the Olympic Winter Games. (universe.byu.edu, 02 Nov 2011)
Superstitions / RitualsShe dances to the same music before she competes. (nbcsports.com, 11 Feb 2014)
Sporting philosophy / motto"Luge is like riding a free roller coaster every day." (USANA Health Sciences, 16 Nov 2011)
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