Natalie Geisenberger
Geisenberger in 2017
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1988-02-05) 5 February 1988[1]
Munich, West Germany[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight78 kg (172 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryGermany
SportLuge
EventSingles
ClubRRT Miesbach
Coached byNorbert Loch
Patric Leitner
Georg Hackl[2]
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2014 SochiSingles
Gold medal – first place2014 SochiTeam relay
Gold medal – first place2018 PyeongchangSingles
Gold medal – first place2018 PyeongchangTeam relay
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingSingles
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingTeam relay
Bronze medal – third place2010 VancouverSingles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Lake PlacidTeam relay
Gold medal – first place2013 WhistlerSingles
Gold medal – first place2013 WhistlerTeam relay
Gold medal – first place2015 SiguldaSingles
Gold medal – first place2015 SiguldaTeam relay
Gold medal – first place2016 KönigsseeSingles
Gold medal – first place2016 KönigsseeTeam relay
Gold medal – first place2019 WinterbergSingles
Gold medal – first place2019 WinterbergSprint
Silver medal – second place2008 OberhofSingles
Silver medal – second place2009 Lake PlacidSingles
Silver medal – second place2011 CesanaSingles
Silver medal – second place2016 KönigsseeSprint
Silver medal – second place2021 KönigsseeSingles
Bronze medal – third place2012 AltenbergSingles
Bronze medal – third place2019 WinterbergTeam relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 CesanaSingles
Gold medal – first place2013 OberhofSingles
Gold medal – first place2013 OberhofTeam relay
Gold medal – first place2017 KönigsseeSingles
Gold medal – first place2017 KönigsseeTeam relay
Gold medal – first place2019 OberhofSingles
Gold medal – first place2022 St. MoritzSingles
Silver medal – second place2015 SochiSingles
Silver medal – second place2018 SiguldaSingles
Silver medal – second place2018 SiguldaTeam relay
Silver medal – second place2019 OberhofTeam relay
Silver medal – second place2021 SiguldaSingles
Silver medal – second place2022 St. MoritzTeam relay
Bronze medal – third place2021 SiguldaTeam relay

Natalie Geisenberger (German: [ˈnataliː ˈɡaɪ̯zn̩ˌbɛʁɡɐ] ; born 5 February 1988) is a German luger. Widely regarded as one of the greatest lugers of all time, she is a nine-time World champion and six-time Olympic champion.

Career

She became Olympic Champion in the women's singles event and in the team relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and won a bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She subsequently won another individual gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics, becoming the only woman luger ever to win three individual Olympic gold medals. She is the most successful and decorated female Olympic luger, with five gold medals and one bronze.

Geisenberger has won a total of seven gold, six silver, and one bronze medals at the FIL European Luge Championships. She has also accrued sixteen medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, including nine gold, five silver, and two bronze. She is the most decorated and most successful female luger in championship history.

After four consecutive seasons finishing second in the overall classification of the Luge World Cup, she finally won her first title in the 2012–13 season after completing an outstanding scoreboard with six wins and three-second places. She has won a total of 7 world cups in singles and 3 in sprint, both of which are an all-time record in women's competitions.

After missing the 2019–20 season because she was having a baby, Geisenberger resumed competing and won the 2020–21 Luge World Cup.

Personal life

At age six, her family moved to the city of Miesbach, where Gert Schabbehard of the local Club RRT Miesbach introduced her to the sport at age 10. After a very successful junior career in which she won 14 Junior World Cup competitions and three Junior World Championships, she was promoted to the senior German team. Her first senior competition was on 20 January 2007 at the Altenberg, Germany World Cup, where she came in second.

Geisenberger is currently a police officer within the German Federal Police at the Sports School in Bad Endorf.

On 1 June 2018, she married Markus Scheer in Schliersee.[3]

In October 2019, she announced that she would not race in 2019–20 season due to pregnancy. She gave birth to her son Leo in May 2020. In July 2022, she announced that she was pregnant for a second time and subsequently would be missing 2022-23 season.

World Cup

Season Singles Sprint Team relay Points Overall Singles Sprint
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6
2006–07 Cesana
Park City
Calgary
Nagano
Königssee
Oberhof
Altenberg
2
Winterberg
Sigulda
8
Calgary
Nagano
Königssee
Winterberg
127 27th
2007–08 Lake Placid
2
Calgary
3
Winterberg
8
Innsbruck
3
Königssee
2
Altenberg
3
Sigulda 1
10
Sigulda 2
4
Lake Placid
Winterberg
Königssee
Sigulda
518 3rd
2008–09 Innsbruck
2
Sigulda
4
Winterberg
1
Königssee
2
Cesana
2
Oberhof
2
Altenberg
1
Calgary
2
Whistler
1
Sigulda
Winterberg
Königssee
Oberhof
1
Altenberg
1
785 2nd
2009–10 Calgary
2
Innsbruck
1
Altenberg
2
Lillehammer
2
Königssee
2
Winterberg
1
Oberhof
3
Cesana
1
Innsbruck
Altenberg
Königssee
Winterberg
Oberhof
710 2nd
2010–11 Innsbruck
2
Winterberg
2
Calgary
4
Park City
4
Königssee
1
Oberhof
2
Altenberg
2

3
Sigulda
6
Innsbruck
Winterberg
Königssee
1
Oberhof
Altenberg
Sigulda
680 2nd
2011–12 Innsbruck
4
Whistler
1
Calgary
6
Königssee
2
Oberhof
1
Winterberg
3
St. Moritz
2
Sigulda
1

4
Innsbruck
Whistler
1
Königssee
Oberhof
1
Winterberg
Sigulda
3
710 2nd
2012–13 Innsbruck
2
Königssee
1
Altenberg
1
Sigulda
2
Königssee
1
Oberhof
1
Winterberg
1
Lake Placid
1
Sochi
2
Innsbruck
Altenberg
1
Sigulda
1
Königssee
1
Lake Placid
1
Sochi
855 1st 1st
2013–14 Lillehammer
1
Innsbruck
1
Winterberg
1
Whistler
1
Park City
1
Königssee
1
Oberhof
2
Altenberg
1
Sigulda
Innsbruck
1
Winterberg
9
Whistler
1
Park City
1
Königssee
1
Altenberg
3
785 1st 1st
2014–15 Innsbruck
1
Lake Placid
1
Calgary
1
Königssee
1
Oberhof
1
Winterberg
1
Lillehammer
5
Altenberg
1
Sochi
2
Innsbruck
1
Calgary
3
Altenberg
3
Lake Placid
1
Königssee
1
Oberhof
1
Winterberg
1
Lillehammer
Sochi
1080 1st 1st
2015–16 Innsbruck
2
Lake Placid
4
Park City
4
Calgary
1
Sigulda
3
Oberhof
2
Sochi
3
Winterberg
4
Winterberg
2
Park City
4
Calgary
4
Oberhof
1
N/A Innsbruck
Lake Placid
Sigulda
Sochi
2
Winterberg
Winterberg
895 1st 1st 2nd
2016–17 Winterberg
1
Lake Placid
5
Whistler
2
Park City
4
Königssee
1
Sigulda
1
Oberhof
1
Pyeongchang
2
Altenberg
1
Winterberg
3
Park City
8
Sigulda
2
N/A Lake Placid
Königssee
1
Sigulda
2
Oberhof
1
Pyeongchang
1
Altenberg
1
982 1st 1st 1st
2017–18 Innsbruck
1
Winterberg
1
Altenberg
1
Calgary
3
Lake Placid
1
Königssee
1
Oberhof
2
Lillehammer
2
Sigulda
2
Winterberg
3
Lake Placid
3
Lillehammer
3
Sigulda
2
Innsbruck
1
Altenberg
1
Calgary
Königssee
DSQ
Oberhof
Sigulda
2
1120 1st 1st 1st
2018–19 Innsbruck
1
Whistler
1
Calgary
2
Lake Placid
2
Königssee
8
Sigulda
2
Altenberg
2
Oberhof
1
Sochi
1
Innsbruck
1
Lake Placid
1
Sochi
3
N/A Whistler
2
Calgary
Königssee
Sigulda
3
Oberhof
2
Sochi
2
1052 1st 1st 1st
2020–21 Innsbruck
2
Altenberg
2
Oberhof
2
Winterberg
2
Königssee
2
Sigulda
2
Oberhof
1
Innsbruck
1
St. Moritz
13
Innsbruck
2
Winterberg
2
Innsbruck
2
N/A Innsbruck
Altenberg
4
Oberhof
Königssee
Sigulda
3
St. Moritz
CNX
995 1st 1st 2nd
2021–22 Yanqing
26
Sochi
8
Sochi
2
Altenberg
4
Innsbruck
3
Winterberg
2
Sigulda
4
Oberhof
4
St. Moritz
1
Sochi
6
Innsbruck
4
Sigulda
2
Oberhof
3
Yanqing
Sochi
Altenberg
Winterberg
Oberhof
St. Moritz
2
772 3rd 3rd 3rd

Note: Prior to 2020/21 season, to be classified in sprint standings athletes must compete on all sprint events throughout the season.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FIL-Luge profile. Retrieved 9 December 2010
  2. Harder, Wolfgang (May 2014). "All four gold medals go to the 'Sunshine Training Group'" (PDF). FIL Magazine. Vol. 1, no. 51. Berchtesgaden, Germany: International Luge Federation. p. 9. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. "Olympiasiegerin Natalie Geisenberger als schöne Braut: Ja-Wort am Schliersee". www.merkur.de. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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