| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Olympic Winter Games |
| 7 | Singles | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 3:14.840 |
| 19 | Singles | 2006 | Torino, ITA | 3:29.857 |
| World Championships |
| 2 | Team Relay | 2013 | Whistler, BC, CAN | 2:04.272 |
| 3 | Team Relay | 2012 | Altenberg, GER | 2:22.404 |
| 5 | Singles | 2013 | Whistler, BC, CAN | 1:36.796 |
| 7 | Singles | 2012 | Altenberg, GER | 1:48.622 |
| 16 | Singles | 2011 | Cesana Pariol, ITA | 1:44.743 |
| World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
| Season | Singles |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 7 |
| 2012/2013 | 16 |
| 2011/2012 | 17 |
| 2010/2011 | 20 |
| Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | Singles | Relay |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 5th | 4 x 2nd |
| 2012/2013 | 2 x 6th | 2 x 2nd |
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 5th | 1 x 1st |
| 2010/2011 | 1 x 10th | 1 x 2nd |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Ten best World Cup performances in current season |
| 2 | Team Relay | 2013/2014 | Altenberg, GER | 2:26.191 |
| 2 | Team Relay | 2013/2014 | Konigssee, GER | 2:44.499 |
| 2 | Team Relay | 2013/2014 | Whistler, BC, CAN | 2:04.202 |
| 2 | Team Relay | 2013/2014 | Igls, AUT | 2:12.172 |
| 4 | Team Relay | 2013/2014 | Park City, UT, USA | 2:19.217 |
| 5 | Singles | 2013/2014 | Konigssee, GER | 1:39.232 |
| 6 | Singles | 2013/2014 | Altenberg, GER | 1:49.675 |
| 6 | Singles | 2013/2014 | Whistler, BC, CAN | 1:37.106 |
| 6 | Singles | 2013/2014 | Winterberg, GER | 53.051 |
| 6 | Singles | 2013/2014 | Igls, AUT | 1:41.200 |
LegendDNS-Did not start, DNQ-Did not qualify for final run, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
Additional Information
Member of national team since2002 (samedney.com, 26 Nov 2013)
Start of sporting careerHe took up the sport in 1998 at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, AB, Canada. (luge.ca, 23 Nov 2012; heromaker.ca, 12 Feb 2010)
Reason for taking up this sportA teacher at his school suggested that with his athletic aptitude and physical frame, luge would be a good fit for him. He tried it and loved the speeds he could travel at. (thestar.com, 25 Feb 2013)
AmbitionsTo win medals at the Olympic Winter Games and in the World Cup. (thestar.com, 25 Feb 2013)
TrainingHe trains at the Whistler Sliding Centre in British Colombia, Canada. (luge.ca, 23 Nov 2012)
Most influential person in careerHis parents. (heromaker.ca, 12 Feb 2010)
Superstitions / RitualsHe always puts his right glove on first before he races. (NOC Media Guide, 2014)
Sporting philosophy / motto"All I can be is me, whoever that is." [Bob Dylan] (NOC Media Guide, 2014)
GeneralVANCOUVER POSTER BOY
His image was chosen for a promotional campaign for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver featuring images of athletes on new boats built by a ferry company in British Colombia, Canada. The boats departed from Germany and stopped in London, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle to promote the Games. He was the only luge representative used in the campaign. (luge.ca, 04 Jun 2009)
STOLEN TRAINING MATERIAL
In 2008 he and teammate Ian Cockerline had their computers stolen while training in Whistler, BC, Canada. The computers contained training information that the athletes had used to work on their technique, including notes and videos of training runs at various tracks around the world. Cockerline's computer was eventually returned. (sirc.ca, 19 June 2009; tmcnet.com, 14 Mar 2008)
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