Ashley Farquharson

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Ashley Farquharson
2023-01-26 Training at FIL World Luge Championships Oberhof 2023 by Sandro Halank-051.jpg
Farquharson in 2023
Personal information
Born (1999-03-16) March 16, 1999 (age 26)
Sacramento, California, U.S. [1]
Sport
Country United States of America
Sport Luge
Event
Singles
Medal record
Women's luge
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2026 Milano Cortina Singles

Ashley Farquharson (born March 16, 1999) is an American luger who represented the United States at two Winter Olympics (2022, 2026). At the 2026 Winter Olympics, she won a bronze medal in women's singles.

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Career

Farquharson won a silver medal at the 2021 America-Pacific Luge Championship in the singles luge and a silver medal in the team relay at the 2021–22 Luge World Cup. [2]

She represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the women's singles luge event and finished in 12th place. [3] [4]

She also represented the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics in the women's singles luge event, where she won a bronze medal, becoming the second American woman and the first in 12 years to win an Olympic medal in luge. [5]

Olympic Results

YearWomen's SinglesTeam Relay
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Beijing 12 -
Flag of Italy.svg 2026 Milan-Cortina 3 5

References

  1. ↑ "Ashley FARQUHARSON". Beijing 2022 Olympics . Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ashley Farquharson". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ Reinert, Bob (February 8, 2022). "In Her First Olympics, Luge's Ashley Farquharson Got Better Each Run". teamusa.org. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  4. ↑ Caligiore, Sandy (February 8, 2022). "Farquharson top American in 12th place as Geisenberger wins 5th Olympic gold medal". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  5. ↑ Titus, Payton; Borelli, Stephen (February 10, 2026). "Ashley Farquharson wins Olympic bronze in luge, makes history for Team USA". usatoday.com. Retrieved February 10, 2026.


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