Julia Taubitz

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Julia Taubitz
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Taubitz in 2022
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 28)
Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb) [1]
Sport
CountryGermany
Sport Luge
EventSingles
ClubWSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal [1]
Medal record
Women's luge
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Sochi Team relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Königssee Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2021 Königssee Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Alternberg Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 Altenberg Team relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Winterberg Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 Winterberg Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2020 Sochi Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2021 Königssee Team relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Oberhof Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 Oberhof Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 Altenberg Singles
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Lillehammer Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Igls Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 IglsTeam relay
World Cup
Event1st2nd3rd
Singles161411
Sprint1122
Team relay741
Total342014
  • Updated as of 03 March 2024

Julia Taubitz (born 1 March 1996) is a German luger.

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She participated at the 2019 FIL World Luge Championships, winning a medal. [2]

Career

She made her debut in the Luge World Cup at the age of 19 on November 28, 2015 on the Olympia Eiskanal Igls , where she won the bronze medal at the 2014 Junior World Championships. In her first World Cup races, she finished 18th. On January 16, 2016, she finished ninth on the Oberhof luge track, a top 10 result for the first time. She was the fourth German starter for the Luge World Championships 2016 on the artificial ice track in Königsseequalify and reached sixth place on January 29, 2016 in the sprint competition, which was held for the first time. A day later she reached sixth place again in the actual World Championship race for women and was thus the official U-23 world champion in front of the American Summer Britcher and the Russian Wiktorija Demtschenko . On February 6, Julia Taubitz also won gold at the Junior World Championships held in Winterberg.

In the 2016/17 World Cup , she also qualified for the Luge World Championships on the Olympia Eiskanal Igls . With an eighth place in the women's race, she secured the silver medal in the U-23 area behind Summer Britcher and ahead of Viktoria Demchenko. In the pre-Olympic season, Julia Taubitz was able to achieve a podium finish for the first time in the Olympic Sliding Center in Pyeongchang . She took third place behind Tatjana Ivanovna and Natalie Geisenberger .

In the Olympic season on January 20, 2018 in Lillehammer , she again took third place behind Summer Britcher and Natalie Geisenberger . She missed qualifying for the 2018 Winter Olympics as the fourth best German in the World Cup.

After missing the Olympic qualification, she started the 2018/19 World Cup with two second places. Both in the normal competition and in the sprint competition, she took second place on the Olympia Eiskanal Igls behind the Olympic champion Natalie Geisenberger. In Whistler, too, she took second place behind Geisenberger. In Calgary , Taubitz won her first World Cup races on the bobsleigh and luge track in Canada Olympic Park, both in singles ahead of Geisenberger and in the relay with Felix Loch , Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt . Taubitz won her second individual World Cup victory in heavy snowfall and difficult conditionsKoenigssee in Schoenau. She also took first place in the team relay with Sebastian Bley, Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken . At the 2019 World Championships in Winterberg, she won a silver medal in both the sprint and the individual competition. [3]

After the resignation of Tatjana Hüfner and the pregnancies of Natalie Geisenberger and Dajana Eitberger, Taubitz was considered the best-performing member of an almost completely newly assembled German women's team from the 2019/20 season . From the beginning she was able to live up to her new responsibility and fought with the Russian Tatjana Ivanovna for victory in the overall World Cup. In Lake Placid, Altenberg and Sigulda she won her World Cup races three to five, and she also won her first two sprint races in Lake Placid and Sigulda. At the 2020 European Championships in Lillehammer , she won the silver medal behind Tatjana Ivanova and ahead of Viktoria Demchenko. [4] At theAt the 2020 World Championships in Sochi , she was only beaten by the local hero Ekaterina Katnikova and, like last year, won the silver medal. In the final race with the team relay, Taubitz won her first world championship title alongside Johannes Ludwig and the double Eggert/Benecken. In the last race of the season in Königssee, she took second place behind Anna Berreiter , while Ivanovna only finished sixth. She was able to celebrate her first victory in the overall World Cup. [5]

At the start of the 2020/21 season, Taubitz achieved something historic. Despite the return of Geisenberger and Eitberger with extremely strong performances in the World Cup, Taubitz maintained her leadership role in the team. At the first race weekend in Igls, she was able to win three races in one day - the classic individual race, the race in the team relay (with Felix Loch, who also won all three races of the weekend and the doubles Eggert/Benecken) and the sprint race. Although she was not able to repeat the victory in the overall World Cup from the previous season, she achieved a good second place with six wins this season. In addition, their strong performances were rewarded with two gold and one silver medal at the 2021 World Championships in Königssee.

She competed at the 2024 FIL World Luge Championships and won gold medals in the sprint event and the team relay. [3] [4]

Luge results

All results are sourced from the International Luge Federation (FIL) and German Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton Federation (BSD). [5] [1]

Olympic Games

EventAgeSinglesTeam relay
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Beijing 25 7th

World Championships

YearAgeSinglesSprintTeam relay
Flag of Germany.svg 2016 Königssee 19 6th 6th
Flag of Austria.svg 2017 Innsbruck 20 8th 12th
Flag of Germany.svg 2019 Winterberg 22 Silver Silver
Flag of Russia.svg 2020 Sochi 23 Silver 4th Gold
Flag of Germany.svg 2021 Königssee 24 Gold Gold Silver
Flag of Germany.svg 2023 Oberhof 26 Silver Silver
Flag of Germany.svg 2024 Altenberg 27 Silver Gold Gold

World Cup

SeasonSinglesSprintTeam relayPointsOverallSinglesSprint
1234567891234123456
2015–16 Flag of Austria.svg
18
Flag of United States.svg
11
Flag of United States.svg
13
Flag of Canada.svg
17
Flag of Latvia.svg
16
Flag of Germany.svg
9
Flag of Russia.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
6
Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of United States.svg
14
Flag of Canada.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
13
N/A Flag of Austria.svg
Flag of United States.svg
Flag of Latvia.svg
Flag of Russia.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
30915thNC
2016–17 Flag of Germany.svg
13
Flag of United States.svg
8
Flag of Canada.svg
13
Flag of United States.svg
15
Flag of Germany.svg
13
Flag of Latvia.svg
26
Flag of Germany.svg
13
Flag of South Korea.svg
3
Flag of Germany.svg
7
Flag of Germany.svg
9
Flag of United States.svg
14
Flag of Latvia.svg
N/A Flag of United States.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Latvia.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of South Korea.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
37612thNC
2017–18 Flag of Austria.svg
5
Flag of Germany.svg
5
Flag of Germany.svg
6
Flag of Canada.svg
11
Flag of United States.svg
DNF
Flag of Germany.svg
DSQ
Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Norway.svg
3
Flag of Latvia.svg
7
Flag of Germany.svg
5
Flag of United States.svg
Flag of Norway.svg
4
Flag of Latvia.svg
12
Flag of Austria.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Canada.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Latvia.svg
4738thNC
2018–19 Flag of Austria.svg
2
Flag of Canada.svg
2
Flag of Canada.svg
1
Flag of United States.svg
3
Flag of Germany.svg
1
Flag of Latvia.svg
9
Flag of Germany.svg
24
Flag of Germany.svg
5
Flag of Russia.svg
5
Flag of Austria.svg
2
Flag of United States.svg
3
Flag of Russia.svg
12
N/A Flag of Canada.svg
Flag of Canada.svg
1
Flag of Germany.svg
1
Flag of Latvia.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Russia.svg
7932nd4th
2019–20 Flag of Austria.svg
3
Flag of United States.svg
1
Flag of Canada.svg
4
Flag of Germany.svg
1
Flag of Norway.svg
3
Flag of Latvia.svg
1
Flag of Germany.svg
4
Flag of Germany.svg
3
Flag of Germany.svg
2
Flag of United States.svg
1
Flag of Canada.svg
6
Flag of Latvia.svg
1
N/A Flag of Austria.svg
3
Flag of Germany.svg
2
Flag of Norway.svg
4
Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
9651st1st
2020–21 Flag of Austria.svg
1
Flag of Germany.svg
5
Flag of Germany.svg
10
Flag of Germany.svg
1
Flag of Germany.svg
1
Flag of Latvia.svg
4
Flag of Germany.svg
5
Flag of Austria.svg
2
Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg
2
Flag of Austria.svg
1
Flag of Germany.svg
1
Flag of Austria.svg
1
N/A Flag of Austria.svg
1
Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
2
Flag of Latvia.svg
Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg
CNX
9762nd2nd1st
2021–22 Flag of China.svg
2
Flag of Russia.svg
9
Flag of Russia.svg
1
Flag of Germany.svg
2
Flag of Austria.svg
1
Flag of Germany.svg
1
Flag of Latvia.svg
2
Flag of Germany.svg
2
Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg
4
Flag of Russia.svg
1
Flag of Austria.svg
2
Flag of Latvia.svg
5
N/A Flag of China.svg
7
Flag of Russia.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
1
Flag of Germany.svg
4
Flag of Germany.svg
1
Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg
9791st2nd1st
2022–23 Flag of Austria.svg
3
Flag of Canada.svg
2
Flag of United States.svg
3
Flag of Latvia.svg
3
Flag of Latvia.svg
8
Flag of Germany.svg
1
Flag of Germany.svg
1
Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg
2
Flag of Germany.svg
5
Flag of Austria.svg
3
Flag of United States.svg
1
Flag of Germany.svg
1
Flag of Canada.svg
1
Flag of Latvia.svg
Flag of Latvia.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
2
Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
9471st1st1st
2023–24 Flag of United States.svg
2
Flag of Canada.svg
1
Flag of Germany.svg
2
Flag of Austria.svg
2
Flag of Germany.svg
1
Flag of Germany.svg
3
Flag of Germany.svg
1
Flag of Latvia.svg
3
Flag of Latvia.svg
9
Flag of United States.svg
1
Flag of Germany.svg
1
Flag of Latvia.svg
1
Flag of Canada.svg
1
Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Austria.svg
2
Flag of Germany.svg
5
Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Latvia.svg
10341st1st1st

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

European Championships

U23 World Championships

Junior World Championships

German Championships

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Julia Taubitz". bsd-portal.de (in German). German Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton Federation . Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  2. Sprint results
  3. "Weather ensures varied podiums at the World Championship sprint". fil-luge.org. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. "Germany triumphs in the Team Relay at the end of the World Championships". fil-luge.org. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.