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    XXII Olympic Winter Games
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    Kate HANSEN

    United States
    • Gender: Female
    • Nationality: United States
    • Birthday: 9 June 1992
    • Age: 22
    • Height: 1.73 m (5' 8'')
    • Weight: 73 kg / 161 lbs
    • Place of Birth: United States, BURBANK
    • Place of Residence: -
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    Athlete competitions and results

    • 10 February, 18:45 Women's Singles Run 1
    • Kate HANSEN
      Time: 50.794 (+0.903)
    • Rank: 10
    • 10 February, 20:20 Women's Singles Run 2
    • Kate HANSEN
      Time: 1:41.375 (+1.561)
    • Rank: 10
    • 11 February, 18:30 Women's Singles Run 3
    • Kate HANSEN
      Time: 2:32.168 (+2.589)
    • Rank: 10
    • 11 February, 20:20 Women's Singles Run 4
    • Kate HANSEN
      Time: 3:22.667 (+2.899)
    • Rank: 10

    Additional Information

    Highlights

    RankEventYearLocationResult
    World Championships
    14Singles2013Whistler, BC, CAN1:14.092

    World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons
    SeasonSingles
    2013/20147
    2012/201320
    2011/201223

    Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011
    SeasonSinglesRelay
    2013/20141 x 1st1 x 2nd
    2012/20131 x 6th-
    2011/20121 x 8th-

    RankEventYearLocationResult
    Ten best World Cup performances in current season
    1Singles2013/2014Sigulda, LAT1:23.976
    2Team Relay2013/2014Park City, UT, USA2:19.128
    4Singles2013/2014Park City, UT, USA1:27.929
    6Singles2013/2014Whistler, BC, CAN1:13.851
    7Singles2013/2014Winterberg, GER1:54.605
    12Singles2013/2014Oberhof, GER1:25.012
    12Singles2013/2014Lillehammer, NOR1:36.530
    15Singles2013/2014Konigssee, GER1:42.099
    21Singles2013/2014Altenberg, GER1:47.903
    23Singles2013/2014Igls, AUT1:21.238
    Junior World Championships
    3Team Relay2011Oberhof, GER2:21.707
    6Singles2011Oberhof, GER1:28.844
    7Singles2012Konigssee, GER1:44.075


    Legend
    DNS-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 since
    2007 (fil-luge.org, 02 Feb 2013)

    Start of sporting career
    She first tried luge at age 10 in Long Beach, CA, United States. (universe.byu.edu, 02 Nov 2011)

    Reason for taking up this sport
    Her 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)

    Ambitions
    To compete at the Olympic Winter Games. (universe.byu.edu, 02 Nov 2011)

    Superstitions / Rituals
    She 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)

    Social Media
    Hear more from the athlete via their website 1, website 2, Twitter and Facebook.

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    • Sochi 2014 Day 5 - Luge Women's Singles Run 3
      11 February
      Sochi 2014 Day 5 - Luge Women's Singles Run 3
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